Light-engine Russian aircraft crashes in southwestern Siberia, killing 2
A light-engine Russian aircraft monitoring forest fires crashed near Koshkarevo, southwestern Siberia, killing two, with no fire at the site; authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the cause, as reported by the Russian Investigative Committee.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:50 | 06 May 2026
- Modified Date: 01:07 | 06 May 2026
A light-engine Russian aircraft which was monitoring for forest fires crashed in southwestern Siberia, killing two people, the Russian Investigative Committee reported on Wednesday.
The crash of the Aeroprakt-22 aircraft occurred near the village of Koshkarevo in the Azovsky Nemetsky National District of the Omsk region, the committee said in a statement.
The aircraft went down in a field, but there was no fire at the crash site. A criminal case has been opened into the incident.
The cause of the crash has not been disclosed, according to the committee.
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