Russian rescuers find missing plane in flames in far east
"An Mi-8 helicopter operated by Rosaviatsiya (Russia's civil aviation authority) has spotted the burning fuselage of the aircraft," Russia's emergencies ministry said on Telegram.
The plane, which was carrying around 50 people in East Russia, lost contact with air traffic controllers earlier today.
It is operated by a Siberia-based airline called Angara. It lost contact while approaching its final destination of Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China.
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