This was reported to TASS in the regional headquarters of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

"The search for the night will not be suspended," - said the source of the agency.

Earlier it was reported that a Mi-8 helicopter with rescuers on board set out in search of the An-26 aircraft missing near Khabarovsk.

As RIA Novosti clarifies, over 90 people and 14 pieces of equipment are involved in the search work.

It is noted that the plane disappeared from radar 38 kilometers from Khabarovsk, and communication with it was interrupted.