“A criminal case has been initiated on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of Russia (violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of air transport, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence), ”the statement says.

It is noted that due to the lack of information on the location of the aircraft for a long time, the investigation has reason to believe that as a result of the aviation incident, the passengers and crew members on board could have suffered.

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

On July 22, it was reported that the search for the An-2 aircraft that disappeared in Buryatia continues on three sides.