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A Russian military plane<\/a> crash in annexed Crimea has killed six crew and 23 passengers, Russian news agencies reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing the Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n

The An-26 military transport plane was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine<\/a> in 2014, the reports said. The military lost contact with the plane around 6 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

PLANE CRASH IN RUSSIA’S FAR EAST LEAVES 48 DEAD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Soviet-designed military transport turboprop aircraft crashed into a cliff, sources at the scene told state news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti.<\/p>\n

Russia’s Investigative Committee said a total of seven crew members and 23 passengers were on board. It wasn’t immediately clear from official statements if one crew member had survived.<\/p>\n

TRUMP SAYS ‘INFLAMMATORY’ ZELENSKYY STATEMENT ON CRIMEA PROLONGS WAR WITH RUSSIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Investigative Committee said it has launched a criminal probe in connection with flight regulations and a search is underway in a mountainous forested area in the Bakhchisarai district.<\/p>\n

The Interfax news agency cited the Defense Ministry as saying a suspected technical malfunction may have caused the crash and that there was no “damaging interference” with the aircraft.<\/p>\n

Accidents involving Russian military planes<\/a> have been frequent since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.<\/p>\n

In December, an An-22 military transport plane crashed in Russia’s Ivanovo region, killing seven crew. In October, a MiG-31 fighter jet crashed in the Lipetsk region, while a Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in the Siberian region of Irkutsk in April 2025.<\/p>\n

In October 2022, a Su-34 bomber crashed into a residential area<\/a> of Yeysk, a Russian city on the Azov sea, sparking a massive fire and killing 15 people.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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