“According to preliminary data, it was found out that among the crew members were Russian citizens, names are being specified at the moment,” RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
According to the country's Civil Aviation Administration, the plane flew from Goma Airport towards Kinshasa, but an hour after departure, it lost contact with the control center and disappeared from the radar. A plane crash was later confirmed.
On board were 4 passengers and 4 crew members.
In December 2018, an An-26 transport plane crashed near the airport of the capital of the DR Congo. On board were 23 people, including three pilots with Russian citizenship.