Six survivors of AZAL plane crash released from hospital, Russian health ministry says

Six survivors of the AZAL plane crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan, have been discharged from the hospital, according to the Russian Ministry of Health.

Report informs that among those released is a child.

Three Russian survivors remain hospitalized.

The AZAL passenger plane, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed on December 25 near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Preliminary investigations suggest that the plane may have been subjected to physical and technical external interference while in Russian airspace.