October 11, 2021: Sixteen people were killed after an aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday.

According to reports, the L-410 plane carrying 22 people crashed around 9:23 a.m. local time (0623 GMT) during a flight over the republic of Tatarstan.

Six people were rescued, 16 were taken out without signs of life, the reports said.

Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov was travelling to the scene of the crash.

The plane reportedly belonged to the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy of Russia.