A Russian passenger plane with 50 people on board has gone missing near the border with China.
The An-24 plane, operated by Angara airline, was bound for Tynda when it went missing over the Amur region in Eastern Russia.
It was just a few kilometres away from its destination when it lost contact, Interfax and SHOT news outlets report.
It comes after leading investigators blame Vladimir Putin for the downing of MH17 by Russian proxy forces over eastern Ukraine 11 years ago.
Eliot Higgins spoke on the anniversary of the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with the loss of all 298 people onboard, including 10 British citizens.
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