An aircraft carrying parachutists crashed on Sunday, killing sixteen people, according to the emergencies ministry in central Russia.
The ministry said on its Telegram channel that the L-410 plane carrying 23 people crashed around 9:23 a.m. local time during a flight over the republic of Tatarstan, adding that seven have been rescued from the debris.
Images published by the ministry showed the aircraft broken in half with a severely dented nose.
The local health ministry said that the seven survivors were in the hospital, while one was in a very serious condition.
The plane belonged to the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy of Russia, which describes itself as a sports and defense organization.
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Quite sad!