Due to Western sanctions: Russian passenger plane crashes, all passengers feared dead

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According to CNN citing Russian sources, a Russian Antonov AN-24 passenger plane has crashed in the Amur region of Russia‘s Far East, with all 49 people on board, including children, feared dead. The crash occurred near the town of Tynda during a domestic flight from Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk and Tynda.

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Disappearance from radar and crash on mountain slope

Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that the plane lost contact with air traffic control and vanished from radar screens during its final approach to Tynda Airport.

Later, rescue helicopters located the wreckage on a mountain slope approximately 16 kilometers from the city, with no signs of survivors reported.

The director of Tynda Airport confirmed that the aircraft caught fire upon impact, resulting in complete destruction of the fuselage.

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Footage from Russian media showed thick plumes of smoke rising from a dense forest area, believed to be the crash site.

Preliminary information about the victims

The governor of the Amur region, Vasily Orlov, confirmed that the aircraft was carrying 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew members.

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Initial assessments from emergency teams strongly suggest that all individuals on board perished in the crash.

Russia’s emergency ministry has launched an urgent investigation to determine the cause of the incident. A parallel inquiry has also been initiated by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Preliminary data indicate that the aircraft crashed very close to the airport, supporting the hypothesis of a sudden technical failure or human error during landing.

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An aging aircraft over 47 years old

According to available aviation databases, the Antonov AN-24 was first designed in 1957, and this particular unit was manufactured in 1976, making it one of the older Soviet-built planes still in service in Russia’s remote regions.

Russian news agency TASS confirmed that the crash site lies in a rugged area covered with swampy forest and lacks proper road access, complicating rescue efforts.

The flight was operated by Angara Airlines, a regional carrier based in Irkutsk, Siberia, known for servicing remote and geographically challenging parts of eastern Russia.

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Western sanctions cast a shadow

The tragedy follows a series of non-fatal aviation incidents in Russia in recent months, attributed in part to the ongoing Western sanctions imposed after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. These restrictions have significantly hampered aircraft maintenance and access to spare parts, raising renewed concerns about the safety of Russia’s civil aviation sector.

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