Forty-nine families received heartbreaking news today after a passenger plane crashed in Russia’s remote Far East. Among the victims were five children and six crew members aboard the Angara Airlines flight that never reached its destination in Tynda.
Search helicopters spotted the smoldering wreckage scattered across a mountainside, with emergency responders reporting no signs of life. The aircraft had been performing routine service between regional airports when it vanished from radar during final approach in poor visibility conditions.
Local governor Vasily Orlov pledged all available resources to recover victims and investigate the cause. “This is devastating for our entire region,” he stated, announcing a special hotline for grieving families. The tragedy hits particularly hard in these close-knit Siberian communities, where many passengers likely knew one another.
