MOSCOW. Dec 26 (Interfax) - The Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft of the Russian Defense Ministry disappeared from radar screens two minutes into the flight, the ministry's spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
"Today, while making a planned flight, the Tu-154 aircraft of the Russian Defense Ministry disappeared from radar screens at 5:27 a.m. after taking off at 05:25 a.m. from the Adler airfield," he told journalists.