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A Tu-134 military transport plane was burned at the Orenburg-2 airfield in Russia.

Orenburg-2, Orenburg Oblast
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Kyiv Post Ukrinform Kyiv Independent UNIAN

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

On the night of Oct. 13, a Tu-134 military transport plane was burned at the Orenburg-2 airfield in Russia.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

A devastating fire broke out at the Russian military airfield Orenburg-2, where the Tu-134 was stationed.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

A Russian Tu-134 military transport aircraft was set on fire at a military airfield in Orenburg Oblast overnight on Oct. 13

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

The plane belonged to the 117th Military Transport Aviation Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Such Soviet aircraft are used, in particular, to transport the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

In the night of October 13, at the military airfield Orenburg-2 in Russia, a Tu-134 aircraft was destroyed. These Soviet-era aircraft are used, in particular, for transporting the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry.

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