In the Russian Federation, a cargo plane An-12 of the Belarusian airline "Grodno" crashed. An-12 crashed on approach from Yakutsk to Irkutsk. Rescuers found the plane burning on the ground.
There might have been citizens of Ukraine on board. However, this information is still under investigation. This was reported by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko.
"The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is checking the information about the possible presence of Ukrainian citizens on board the plane that crashed in Russia," the ministry spokesman said.