Helicopter Carrying Medical Workers Crashes in Central Russia, Killing All 4 People on Board

In this photo released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, debris of an ambulance helicopter that made a hard landing are seen in a forest near the Beleenki village in the Kirov region of Russia. Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP

MOSCOW—A Mi-2 helicopter crashed in Russia’s central Kirov region on Saturday, killing all four people on board, emergency officials reported.

The helicopter, operated by one pilot and carrying a doctor and two paramedics, crashed in a forest near the village of Beleenki, about 700 kilometers (435 miles) east of Moscow, according to an online statement from Russia’s Emergency Ministry.