A plane carrying civilian paratroopers crashed on Sunday in central Russia, the Emergency Situations Ministry said, citing fears for the lives of 16 people on board.
Twenty-three people were on board the plane, which crashed at 9:23 a.m. in the Republic of Tatarstan, the ministry said on Telegram.
Seven people were rescued.
There is "no sign of life" for the other 16 passengers, said a representative of the ministry to the RIA Novosti agency.
The device, type L-410, was broken in two, according to images transmitted by the ministry.
The seven survivors were hospitalized and one of them is "in serious condition", according to RIA Novosti.
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