00:00An Antonov, an 24-passenger plane carrying 48 people, crashed in Russia's Far East on Thursday, killing all on board.
00:08A search helicopter spotted the burning wreckage of the 1976 built plane after it vanished from radar while attempting a second landing.
00:17Operated by Angara Airlines, the plane was flying from Blagoveshchensk to Tynda when it crashed in a densely forested, hilly area about 15 kilometers away from its destination.
00:29Rescue teams had to cut a path through the roadless terrain using heavy machinery.
00:34Investigators have opened a criminal case over suspected air traffic violations, noting the plane had passed a recent safety check despite four minor incidents since 2018.
00:45President Vladimir Putin offered his condolences to the victims' families and observed a minute of silence at the start of a government meeting.
00:58President Vladimir Putin offered his condolences to the host of the
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