A private plane crashed in the Chelyabinsk Region in the Urals, killing all eight people on its board, the regional emergencies center said on Sunday.
The SM-92T plane crashed on Sunday morning near the town of Korkino some 12 km (7.5 miles) away from the regional center of Chelyabinsk, the emergencies center said.
"There were eight people aboard the plane - one pilot and seven parachute jumpers. All of them died," the emergencies center said.
Efforts are under way to identify the cause of the incident, the emergencies center said.
CHELYABINSK, December 13 (RIA Novosti)
