This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the region.

"Searches have been resumed ... So far, two aircraft have taken off - a Mi-8 helicopter and an An-2 aircraft," the Emergencies Ministry said.

Previously, the search area for An-2 was expanded.

On the evening of July 19 in Buryatia, the An-2 aircraft, on board of which there were six people, stopped communicating.