Russian military plane crashes over Crimea, killing 29 people
Russia said an Antonov An-26 crashed over the Crimean Peninsula, killing all 29 people on board. Authorities cited a likely technical malfunction, with no signs of external impact found at the crash site.
- Europe
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 09:36 | 01 April 2026
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that one of its military planes crashed over the Crimean Peninsula, killing 29 people.
The ministry said in a statement that there were 23 passengers and six crew members on board.
"During a scheduled flight over the Crimean peninsula on March 31 at around 6:00 PM Moscow time (1500GMT), communication with the An-26 military transport aircraft was lost," it said.
A search and rescue team located the crash site of the An-26 aircraft, and there were no survivors, it added.
A commission from the ministry is working at the crash site. No evidence of external impact on the aircraft has been found, and the preliminary cause of the incident is a technical malfunction, the ministry noted.
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