Friday 25 / July / 2025
Moscow: All passengers and crew aboard a Russian Antonov An-24 died when the plane crashed in the country's Far East on Thursday, the authorities said.
"The civil defence ground crew is investigating the crash site of the An-24 aircraft and continuing the search operation," the authorities said in a statement. According to preliminary information, there are no survivors, they said.
The plane was flying from Khabarovsk via Blagoveshchensk to the small town of Tynda in the Amur region. It vanished from radar at around 1 pm (0400 GMT) while approaching the airport in Tynda. Search helicopters later found a burning wreckage scattered around the site.
Governor Vasily Orlov had said there were 49 people on board the aircraft, while rescue services had reported 46 passengers.
Russian prosecutors have launched an investigation into Angara Airlines, the company operating the flight, focusing on safety measures.
