29 Killed in Russian Military Plane Crash in Crimea
MOSCOW (Afghan Verified) -- At least 29 people, including six crew members and 23 passengers, were killed when a Russian Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft crashed into a cliff in Crimea on Tuesday.
Contact with the plane was lost at around 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) during a scheduled flight over Crimea, the Russian defence ministry reported via TASS.
The ministry stated there was no external impact on the aircraft, ruling out missiles, drones or bird strikes. No survivors were reported.
A preliminary investigation has attributed the crash to a technical malfunction, according to the ministry. A military commission has been dispatched to the crash site to probe the incident further.
The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engine turboprop transport plane commonly used by militaries for cargo and troop transport.
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