MOSCOW, January 21. /TASS/. Six people were aboard the aircraft that disappeared from radars in Afghanistan, according to preliminary data, the Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport reported via its Telegram channel.

"According to preliminary data, six people were aboard the aircraft, including four crewmembers and two passengers. <…> The aircraft is owned by Athletic Group and an individual. The aircraft was performing a charter sanitary flight on route Gaya (India) - Tashkent (Uzbekistan) - Zhukovsky (Russia)," the report said.

The Russian aviation agency is in touch with the aviation authorities of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Republic of Tajikistan, according to the report.

The Falcon 10 aircraft (registration number RA-09011; serial number 128) was produced by the French company Dassault Aviation in 1978. "Late on Saturday, on January 20, flying in the airspace of Afghanistan (near Tajikistan’s border), the Falcon 10 aircraft that was registered in the state register of civil aircraft of the Russian Federation, stopped establishing communication and disappeared from radars," the agency said.

The aircraft initially took off from the Thai U-Tapao airport, according to the report.