On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was sad to have heard about the deadly crash of a plane that killed all the people aboard in Russia at the Amur region. Expressing condolences, he stated that India is with Russia and its people in this traumatic moment.
It was a plane of the Angara Airlines company with about 50 passengers, including children, and crew on board. Initial reports by a Russian state media showed that the aircraft had disappeared off radar screens as they approached a town in the far eastern Amur region called Tynda, which borders China. The regional Governor Vasily Orlov confirmed an accident; there were 43 passengers, including five children and six crew members, who died in the crash. But the emergencies ministry of Russia reported the number of passengers as 40, including two children accompanied by six crew members, which was a bit low compared to the report given by the USA.
Tough terrain forced the authorities to conduct a massive search and rescue operation because thick taiga forest and marshlands were not conducive to recovery processes. One must put in place all the forces and means that are necessary, Governor Orlov wrote on Telegram.
Any initial investigation indicates that one of the biggest causes of the tragedy is a crew slip during landing in an environment of poor visibility. A criminal case has been registered against Article 263, part 3 of the criminal code of Russia, which concerns the safety rule violation of the air traffic that caused multiple deaths.
The Angara Airlines aircraft is reported to have had its final Rostransnadzor, the Russian transport oversight agency, check in July 2025. Examination of the maintenance records and operational procedures of the airline is being carried out by the investigators.
The disaster further deteriorates the issues of aviation safety in Russia in remote territories, where tough weather and rugged terrain usually hamper flight operations and rescue attempts. At the end of the investigation, authorities are supposed to give out specific results.
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