Plane crash leaves 29 dead, officials cite possible malfunction
Yahoo • • world
Key Points:
- A Russian An-26 military transport plane crashed into a cliff in Crimea on Tuesday, killing all 29 people aboard, with officials suspecting a technical malfunction as the cause.
- The crash occurred over the Crimean Peninsula, annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, and was officially announced by Russian authorities on Wednesday.
- There is a discrepancy in reported passenger numbers: the Defense Ministry stated 23 passengers and six crew died, while the Investigative Committee reported 22 passengers and seven crew members.
- This incident is part of a pattern of Russian military aircraft accidents since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, including crashes of An-22, MiG-31, Tu-22M3, and Su-34 aircraft.
- Previous crashes have resulted in significant casualties, such as the October 2022 Su-34 bomber crash in Yeysk that killed 15 people after striking a residential area.
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