Vietnam extends condolences to Russia over plane crash
VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 7 sent a message of condolence to his Russia counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over a plane crash in Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula a day earlier, killing all 28 people on board.
The plane, a Russian-built Antonov An-26 twin-engined turboprop, was flying from the regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana village when it missed a scheduled communication and disappeared from radar, according to local emergency and transport officials.
There were 22 passengers and six crew members on board the plane, Russia's emergencies ministry said, adding that two passengers were children under 12.
