Aircraft with 49 on board crashes in eastern Russia

A passenger plane with 49 persons on board crashed in Russia’s far east on Thursday, Reuters reported.

The An-24 aircraft, operated by the Siberia-based Angara Airlines, dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination of Tynda, a remote town in the Amur region bordering China, The Guardian quoted Russia’s local emergencies ministry as saying.

An aerial inspection of the crash site found no survivors, the newspaper quoted local emergency services as telling Russian news media. However, survivors could still be found during a ground search of the wreckage, the emergency services added.

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A Soviet-made Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by Angara Airlines disappeared from radar near the town of Tynda while attempting a second landing approach. Emergency crews later found the burning… pic.twitter.com/MOO08NTbEP— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 24, 2025

Parts of the burning wreckage were discovered 15 kms from the airport in Tynda on a mountainside, The Guardian quoted unidentified authorities as saying.

Footage being circulated by the Russian media showed thick smoke rising above a dense forest at the location reported to be the crash site.

Citing preliminary data, Regional Governor Vasily Orlov said that there were 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew members on board, Reuters reported. However, the emergencies ministry put the number of persons...

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