MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. An Mi-28 helicopter has crashed in the Kaluga Region. The crew was killed, no destruction occurred on the ground. The helicopter fell in a forested area.

TASS has gathered the key facts about the incident.

The circumstances of the crash

- An Mi-28 helicopter crashed in the Kaluga Region while performing a routine flight; everyone aboard was killed, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

- According to the ministry, no damage was caused on the ground.

- Head of the Zhizdrinsky District Alexander Barybin specified that the helicopter fell near the village of Klenki in a forested area.

Cause of the crash

- A technical malfunction is believed to be the cause of the helicopter crash, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

- A commission of the Aerospace Forces is working at the crash site, the ministry added.

- A task force and rescuers have also been dispatched to the crash site, Kaluga Region Governor Vladislav Shapsha said.