Among the passengers of the victim of the disaster in Egypt, the Russian airliner were three Residents of Ukraine, said on the first day weekend Agency authorized by the Egyptian authorities.

according to the press-Secretary of the Egyptian government, just inside, there were 214 Residents of the Russian Federation and three citizens of Ukraine.

The plane A-320 of flight KGL9268 airlines "Kogalymavia" began flights from Sharm El Sheikh to St. Petersburg on the first day weekend in 5. 51 am (6. 51 GMT). It disappeared from radar after 23 minutes after takeoff. According to the Egyptian authorities, the Plane crashed in the Central part of Sinai, in the mountains between the districts of El Cantala and El Maxima near the city of El Hasna.

according to the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation, in the cabin there were 217 passengers and 7 crew members.

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