The corresponding message was published on the channel's website. 

“We affirm with regret that our colleague, the host of the DNA and Stars converged projects, Alexander Koltovoy and his wife tragically died today as a result of a plane crash in the Moscow region,” the press service said.

Earlier, the head of the traffic service of the Myachkovo airfield announced the death of Alexander Koltovy.

On November 7, the Emergencies Ministry reported that a light-engine aircraft made a hard landing in a field near the town of Lyubertsy in the Moscow region.

According to the Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office, as a result of the incident, two people were killed on board. The prosecutor's office organized a check.