Local residents are seen laying flowers, candles and toys to commemorate the victims of an aircraft crash-landing accident at the terminal of the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia. /VCG Photo

Another improvised memorial site has also been set up in front of a monument in the city center, with flags flying at half-mast spotted across the streets. /VCG Photo

Forty-one people were killed after a Sukhoi Superjet-100 passenger plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport on Sunday. /VCG Photo

Latest reports claim the plane was struck by lightning moments before it crash-landed, while the Russian officials announced Monday that they were examining the black boxes and flight data for the cause of the crash. /VCG Photo