Helicopter crashes in Russia’s Bryansk near border with Ukraine

A helicopter Su-34 crashed in Russia’s Bryansk region bordering Ukraine on May 13.

TASS quoted an official as saying preliminary information indicated the helicopter’s engine had caught fire before the crash.

"The helicopter went down in the town of Klintsy, according to preliminary data, due to an engine fire," the agency's source said.

Information about casualties is being ascertained.

Emergency services are now on their way to the scene. The circumstances of the crash are being established.