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A Russian military plane crash in annexed Crimea has killed six crew and 23 passengers, Russian information businesses reported within the early hours of Wednesday, citing the Protection Ministry.
The An-26 navy transport airplane was finishing up a scheduled flight over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, the studies stated. The navy misplaced contact with the airplane round 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
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An An-26 airplane is pictured at a base in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, Vietnam, on March 9, 2014. On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, a Russian An-26 navy transport airplane crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 individuals on board. (AP Picture/Na Son Nguyen, File)
The Soviet-designed navy transport turboprop plane crashed right into a cliff, sources on the scene instructed state information businesses Tass and RIA Novosti.
Russia’s Investigative Committee stated a complete of seven crew members and 23 passengers had been on board. It wasn’t instantly clear from official statements if one crew member had survived.
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is pictured throughout a gathering on March 30, 2026. For the reason that Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine in 2022, accidents involving Russian navy planes have been frequent. (Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
The Investigative Committee stated it has launched a legal probe in reference to flight laws and a search is underway in a mountainous forested space within the Bakhchisarai district.
The Interfax information company cited the Protection Ministry as saying a suspected technical malfunction might have brought about the crash and that there was no “damaging interference” with the plane.
Accidents involving Russian military planes have been frequent because the Kremlin despatched troops into Ukraine.
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Russian officers examine a constructing after an Su-34 bomber navy airplane crashed right into a residential space in Yeysk, Russia, in October 2022, killing 15 individuals. A navy airplane carrying crew and passengers crashed right into a cliff in annexed Crimea on March 31, 2026, in response to Russian officers. (Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Company by way of Getty Photographs)
In December, an An-22 navy transport airplane crashed in Russia’s Ivanovo area, killing seven crew. In October, a MiG-31 fighter jet crashed within the Lipetsk area, whereas a Tu-22M3 bomber crashed within the Siberian area of Irkutsk in April 2025.
In October 2022, a Su-34 bomber crashed into a residential area of Yeysk, a Russian metropolis on the Azov sea, sparking an enormous fireplace and killing 15 individuals.
