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The Mi-8 helicopter, belonging to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, crashed under the ice and sank in Lake Onega. The wreckage was found by rescuers 11 km from the shore, according to Kommersant. “In the previously designated search area, approximately 20 km from the village of Dereviannoe, rescuers found a part of the helicopter’s fuselage and a large hole. Preliminarily, the helicopter broke through the ice during the accident and sank, which is why the emergency beacon in the water stopped working, complicating the search. In the morning, divers will continue their work at the c…

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