01:11Russia: 14.2 million roubles already paid out to relatives of Sinai crash victims
Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Igor Albin announced that the local government of St. Petersburg has given 14.2 million roubles (€2 million / $ 2.15 million) to the families of the victims of flight 7K9268, in Russia's second largest city on Friday. The payments are being delivered through the Ingosstrakh insurance company and will be supplemented by a further 1 million roubles (€14,434/$15,500) from Russia's central government, according to Albin.
The vice-governor gave an update on the identification process of the crashes' victims, stating "we are moving towards a very complex and time-consuming step of the forensic examinations; the identification of the remains of the victims by DNA samples. The DNA identification process could "take from three or four weeks to two-three months," added Albin.
Kogalymavia (Metrojet) flight 7K9268 was heading to Saint Petersburg from Sharm el-Sheikh when it crashed in the Sinai around 23 minutes after take-off on Saturday, killing everyone on board. The passenger plane broke up in the air and its wreckage was scattered over a vast area of the Sinai Peninsula. There were a total of 224 people on board - 217 passengers, including 25 children, and seven crew members, with reports indicating that all but five passengers - four Ukrainians and one Belarusian - were Russian.
01:11Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Igor Albin announced that the local government of St. Petersburg has given 14.2 million roubles (€2 million / $ 2.15 million) to the families of the victims of flight 7K9268, in Russia's second largest city on Friday. The payments are being delivered through the Ingosstrakh insurance company and will be supplemented by a further 1 million roubles (€14,434/$15,500) from Russia's central government, according to Albin.
The vice-governor gave an update on the identification process of the crashes' victims, stating "we are moving towards a very complex and time-consuming step of the forensic examinations; the identification of the remains of the victims by DNA samples. The DNA identification process could "take from three or four weeks to two-three months," added Albin.
Kogalymavia (Metrojet) flight 7K9268 was heading to Saint Petersburg from Sharm el-Sheikh when it crashed in the Sinai around 23 minutes after take-off on Saturday, killing everyone on board. The passenger plane broke up in the air and its wreckage was scattered over a vast area of the Sinai Peninsula. There were a total of 224 people on board - 217 passengers, including 25 children, and seven crew members, with reports indicating that all but five passengers - four Ukrainians and one Belarusian - were Russian.