Moscow: A passenger plane in Russia carrying 71 people that is 65 with crew crashed on Sunday killing everyone on board after it took off from the Moscow Domodedovo airport. Officials have confirmed the crash of the An-148 flight after several bodies were found in the crash site that is near a village of Stepanovskoye. After take-off of the flight at 14:21 UTC+ 03:00, radio contact with the flight was tardy for several minutes after which the crash was discovered.

Reasons for the cause of the crash is unknown and is suspected to may have been weather conditions, pilot error or technical malfunction.