This presence of a large amount of aviation fuel and structural elements. This opinion this morning on the air of one of the Ukrainian TV channels was expressed by the chief of the duty shift of the operational center of the State Service for Emergency Situations in the Poltava region Maxim Marshev.

He also explained that in fact a criminal case has been opened and the police are considering several versions of the causes of the disaster, in particular, the pilot or crashed into the power line that passes here, or - and this is the main version - it is connected to a television tower that stands nearby.

To the ground it is attached by several metal cables, the helicopter could hook them.

Investigators were seized for studying the airborne recorder and are now studying it, "he explained, adding that the flight was performed by employees of a private company" Ukrainian Helicopters ", four people were on board: a commander, a co-pilot and flight engineers.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the evening, January 25, in the city of Kremenchug Poltava region crashed helicopter Mi-8. All the crew members and passengers who were aboard the Mi-8 helicopter perished.