An L-410 twin-engine short-range transport plane made in the Czech Republic had to make an emergency landing on July 3 in Russia’s Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk Krai due to an engine malfunction. Khabarovsk Airlines says 14 passengers and crew members on board are safe. Last month, Russian air companies using L-410 started cutting flights, citing a lack of capacities for technical maintenance as Western companies stopped cooperation with their Russian partners due to sanctions imposed on Russia over its ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine launched in February 2022. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Czech-Made Twin-Engine L-410 Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Russia's Far East
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