“According to my information, two crew members and seven paratroopers were killed, that is, a total of nine people.
There were 17 parachutists and 2 crew members on board, ”he said.
The governor of the region, Sergei Tsivilev, previously reported on the grave condition of the four victims of the plane crash.
At 06:17 Moscow time, the crew of the aircraft reported the failure of one of the engines.
The liner performed a hard landing, colliding with a forest.