A Russian plane with six passengers on board crashed in a mountainous area in northeastern Afghanistan, according to Agence France-Presse, citing Russian authorities who opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident.

A statement issued by the Russian air traffic control agency Rosaviatsia said: “On the night of Saturday, January 20... contact was lost with a Falcon 10 aircraft registered in the state registry of civil aircraft of the Russian Federation and its trace disappeared from surveillance screens... while it was... In Afghan airspace."

The agency explained that "preliminary information indicates that there are six people on board, including four crew members and two passengers."

The agency stated that this private twin-engine plane was “manufactured by the French company Dassault Aviation in 1978. It is owned by an individual and the Athletic Group LLC.”

It revealed that the plane was conducting a flight for medical purposes between Gaya (India), Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and Zhukovsky (Russia), noting that “search operations are underway to find it.”