MOSCOW, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Russia has stepped up its search for an An-26 military transport aircraft that disappeared from radar earlier on Wednesday.
More than 70 rescuers and 20 pieces of equipment are involved, but the work is complicated by darkness, unfavorable weather, and mountainous terrain, the Emergencies Ministry said.
The plane with six people onboard lost contact some 38 km away from a military airport in the Khabarovsk Region in Russia's Far East.
The flight was aimed at checking ground-based radio technical support. Enditem