“The size of a one-time insurance payment is 1 million rubles, while if there are several persons entitled to a one-time insurance payment, it is divided into equal shares between recipients,” the fund said.

As Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said earlier, all the victims of the accident at the Listvyazhnaya mine will receive all the necessary assistance.

The accident at the Listvyazhnaya mine in Belovo, Kemerovo Region, was filled with smoke.

The explosion of methane is considered to be a preliminary cause of the accident.

Rescuers confirmed the deaths of 46 miners and six rescuers at a mine in Kuzbass.

The authorities announced a three-day mourning period from November 26 to 28.