On February 11, 2018 (December 26, 2017 in the lunar calendar), a Russian "Antonov-148" passenger plane crashed outside Moscow. Screenshot of a report on the crash of a Russian "Antonov-148" passenger plane According to a report in Russia today on February 11, 2018, an "Antonov-148" aircraft operated by Saratov Airlines disappeared after taking off from Moscow, with 65 passengers and 6 crew members on board. Tass news agency said that the wreckage of the passenger plane has been found and several people have died. Earlier, The Russian Federation's Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that no one survived the crash. TASS also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to those killed in the crash. Itar-Tass quoted sources from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations as saying that weather conditions, crew errors and technical failures may have been the causes of the crash of the An-148 passenger plane. According to RIA Novosti, the Russian Investigation Committee will launch a criminal investigation into the accident in accordance with Article 263, paragraph 3, of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on "violation of aircraft use rules resulting in the death of more than two people." Russia's Sputnik news agency previously quoted sources as saying that the plane that crashed from the sky had been found in the Ramensk area on the outskirts of Moscow. According to reports, the plane flew from Domodedovo Airport in Moscow to Orsk, a city near the border between Russia and Kazakhstan. Russia's emergency services are verifying reports of the plane crash. According to the Associated Press quoted Russian media reports, the missing passenger plane belonged to Saratov Airlines. The airline was established in 1931 and has won the "Wings of Russia" honor three times. In October 2015, Russian aviation authorities believed that Saratov Airlines violated safety rules and refused to allow the airline to operate flights outside Russia. It was not until May 2016 that the company resumed some international services. A Russian Antonov-148 passenger plane crashed