"kamchatka"

The helicopter, manufactured during the Soviet era 37 years ago, was operated by Vityaz-Aero, a local private carrier.

The Antonov An-26 carrying 28 people crashed on Tuesday near its destination town of Palana in the region of Kamchatka.

An Antonov An-26 plane with 22 passengers and six crew members, flying from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the town of Palana, missed a scheduled communication.