YEREVAN. - Armenian by origin was killed in wreckage of a Russian plane Tu-134.

He is a citizen of Ukraine Vahram Simonyan, Spokesperson for Armenian Foreign Ministry informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The jet with 52 passengers took off Monday night from Moscow for Petrozavodsk. The plane crashed onto a highway near Petrozavodsk airport in Karelia. The plane tried to land on a motorway, but crashed and caught fire. Forty-four passengers, including crew members died, whereas eight survivors were hospitalized.