"According to reports from the scene, the six crew members and 23 passengers on board were killed. The crash was caused by a technical malfunction with no 'damaging interference' with the plane."
"The Antonov An-26 military transport plane was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean peninsula. The military lost contact with the plane around 6 p.m. local time on Tuesday."
"Sources at the site of the crash told state news agencies that the military transport plane crashed into a cliff. A criminal probe into a flight safety violation has been launched."
A Russian military plane, an Antonov An-26, crashed in Crimea, resulting in the deaths of 29 individuals on board. The crash occurred during a scheduled flight, with the military losing contact with the aircraft shortly before the incident. The Defense Ministry attributed the crash to a technical malfunction, stating there was no external interference. A criminal investigation into flight safety violations has been initiated. This incident adds to a series of military aircraft crashes in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
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