
" "Disappeared from radar": Missing Russian plane with 49 on board crashes; burning fuselage found A rescue helicopter located the burning fuselage of a Russian passenger plane that went missing in the Amur region on Thursday after air traffic control operators lost communication, according to Reuters.
According to SHOT, the plane was reportedly within a few kilometers of Tynda when contact was lost. "All necessary forces and means have been deployed to search for the plane," he wrote on Telegram. The emergencies ministry provided a slightly different figure, stating approximately 40 individuals were on the aircraft. The plane, operated by Angara Airlines, a Siberia-based airline, was reportedly approaching its destination of Tynda, located in the Amur region adjacent to China, when communication ceased.