It is noted that the An-148 aircraft with the leadership of the department was the first to take off from the Zhukovsky airport.
On board is the Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Alexander Chupriyan.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The head of Turkey told him that he was instructing the competent departments of the country to accept the help of Russian rescuers.