Emergency ministries medics, cited by RIA, say all six people on board the helicopter died as a result of the crash. Earlier, the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed two fatalities, and a TASS reported on the spot said four bodies have been discovered.

According to early reports, the aircraft was civilian and belonged to Vostok, a Russian Far East airline. It was performing a training flight when it went down.

The area of the crash is within Khabarovsk city limits but located in an uninhabited space near a wooded area. No injuries or damage has been reported on the ground.