Military Plane Crash
Six Killed After Russian Military Aircraft Crashes in Amur Region
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A Russian military aircraft crashed near Krasnoyarovo in the Amur region on September 29, with seven people reportedly aboard. Initial accounts said three were killed and four hospitalized, while later reports put the death toll at six, with one person injured; the figures have not been independently confirmed. Reports also conflict over whether the aircraft was a Tu-154 transport plane or a Tu-95MS bomber, and a possible fuel explosion has been cited as a preliminary cause. Russia’s Defense Ministry had not publicly confirmed details, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
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Reports said the aircraft went down shortly after takeoff and caught fire on impact.
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The aircraft was reported to belong to the Russian Defense Ministry’s Ukrainka airbase, also described in another report as part of the Ukrainka aviation group.
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Reports said the aircraft’s model and the purpose of its flight had not been disclosed.
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Online footage reportedly showed a large fire in the distance at the crash site; a voice in one video referred to a serviceman named Vadik.
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