Russian passenger plane turns back to Siberian airport after reporting depressurisation, TASS says
SHOT, a Telegram channel with contacts in Russia's security services, reported that the plane is a Boeing 737 operated by Russia's S7 airline.
On Thursday, another Russian passenger plane crashed in the far eastern Amur region, killing all 48 people on board.
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