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A Russian subject plane clang successful annexed Crimea has killed six unit and 23 passengers, Russian news agencies reported successful nan early hours of Wednesday, citing nan Defense Ministry.
The An-26 subject carrier level was carrying retired a scheduled formation complete nan Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine successful 2014, nan reports said. The subject mislaid interaction pinch nan level astir 6 p.m. connected Tuesday.
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An An-26 level is image astatine a guidelines successful Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, connected March 9, 2014. On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, a Russian An-26 subject carrier level collapsed successful annexed Crimea, sidesplitting 29 group connected board. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen, File)
The Soviet-designed subject carrier turboprop craft collapsed into a cliff, sources astatine nan segment told authorities news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti.
Russia's Investigative Committee said a full of 7 unit members and 23 passengers were connected board. It wasn't instantly clear from charismatic statements if 1 unit personnel has survived.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin is pictured during a gathering connected March 30, 2026. Since nan Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine successful 2022, accidents involving Russian subject planes person been frequent. (Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
The Investigative Committee said it has launched a criminal probe successful relationship pinch formation regulations and a hunt is underway successful a mountainous forested area successful nan Bakhchisarai district.
The Interfax news agency cited nan Defense Ministry arsenic saying a suspected method malfunction whitethorn person caused nan clang and that location was nary "damaging interference" pinch nan aircraft.
Accidents involving Russian subject planes person been predominant since nan Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.
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Russian officials inspect a building aft an Su-34 bomber subject level collapsed into a residential area successful Yeysk, Russia, successful October 2022, sidesplitting 15 people. A subject level carrying unit and passengers collapsed into a cliff successful annexed Crimea connected March 31, 2026, according to Russian officials. (Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
In December, an An-22 subject carrier level collapsed successful Russia's Ivanovo region, sidesplitting 7 crew. In October, a MiG-31 combatant pitchy collapsed successful nan Lipetsk region, while a Tu-22M3 bomber collapsed successful nan Siberian region of Irkutsk successful April 2025.
In October 2022, a Su-34 bomber collapsed into a residential area of Yeysk, a Russian metropolis connected nan Azov sea, sparking a monolithic occurrence and sidesplitting 15 people.
