July 7 (UPI) — Russian state media said on Wednesday that there are no survivors from a plane crash in the far eastern part of the country.
The An-26 plane was carrying 26 passengers and two crew when it went down in the Kamchatka region on Tuesday.
Officials said the plane crashed about 10 minutes before it was due to land at the airport in Palana.
Wednesday, the Russian foreign ministry said there were no survivors, state-run news agency TASS reported.
Olga Mokhireva, the head of the local government in Palana, is among the dead. The ministry said Wednesday that nine bodies had been identified.
Authorities in Kamchatka declared a three-day period of mourning.
Bad weather is believed to have played a factor in the crash, but the cause is under investigation.