The An-26 plane has stopped contact in Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

According to the prosecutor's office for transport matters in the Russian Far East, this plane was flying from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky city to Palana village.

There are 23 passengers and six crew members on board.

The Kamchatka Transport Prosecutor's Office has launched an inquiry.