Russian military plane crash in Crimea kills 29 people

A Russian subject level clang successful annexed Crimea has killed six unit and 23 passengers, Russian quality agencies reported successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday, citing the Defense Ministry.

The An-26 subject transport level was carrying retired a scheduled formation implicit the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine successful 2014, the reports said. The subject mislaid interaction with the level astir 6 p.m. connected Tuesday.

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An An-26 level is representation astatine a basal successful Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, connected March 9, 2014. On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, a Russian An-26 subject transport level crashed successful annexed Crimea, sidesplitting 29 radical connected board. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen, File)

The Soviet-designed subject transport turboprop craft crashed into a cliff, sources astatine the country told authorities quality agencies Tass and RIA Novosti.

Russia's Investigative Committee said a full of 7 unit members and 23 passengers were connected board. It wasn't instantly wide from authoritative statements if 1 unit subordinate has survived.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin is pictured during a gathering connected March 30, 2026. Since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine successful 2022, accidents involving Russian subject planes person been frequent. (Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

The Investigative Committee said it has launched a transgression probe successful transportation with formation regulations and a hunt is underway successful a mountainous forested country successful the Bakhchisarai district.

The Interfax quality bureau cited the Defense Ministry arsenic saying a suspected method malfunction whitethorn person caused the clang and that determination was nary "damaging interference" with the aircraft.

Accidents involving Russian subject planes person been predominant since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.

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Russian officials inspect a gathering aft an Su-34 bomber subject level crashed into a residential country successful Yeysk, Russia, successful October 2022, sidesplitting 15 people. A subject level carrying unit and passengers crashed into a cliff successful annexed Crimea connected March 31, 2026, according to Russian officials. (Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

In December, an An-22 subject transport level crashed successful Russia's Ivanovo region, sidesplitting 7 crew. In October, a MiG-31 combatant pitchy crashed successful the Lipetsk region, portion a Tu-22M3 bomber crashed successful the Siberian portion of Irkutsk successful April 2025.

In October 2022, a Su-34 bomber crashed into a residential country of Yeysk, a Russian metropolis connected the Azov sea, sparking a monolithic occurrence and sidesplitting 15 people.