A Russian Antonov-26 military transport plane crashed over the Crimean peninsula, killing all 29 people on board (6 crew members and 23 passengers).
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Contact was lost with the An-26 military transport aircraft whilst it was on a scheduled flight over the Crimean Peninsula at around 18:00 Moscow time. The search and rescue team located the crash site and confirmed that all 29 people on board were killed. No signs of external impact were found.
The preliminary cause of the crash is a technical malfunction.
There was no evidence of external damage to the aircraft.
Lieutenant General Alexander Otroshchenko died in an An-26 transport aircraft crash
Lt. Gen. Alexander Otroschenko, commander of the Northern Fleet's composite aviation corps, may have been among those killed when an An-26 military transport plane crashed in Crimea on March 31.
A Northern Fleet serviceman told journalists about Otroshchenko's death. A resident of Severomorsk who lost a relative in the crash confirmed the information.
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