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Russian Transport Plane Crashes in Crimea, Killing 29 in Latest Military Aviation Incident

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A Russian Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft crashed into a cliff in the Bakhchisarai district of Crimea on March 31, killing all 29 people on board, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday, citing a suspected technical malfunction. Contact with the An-26, a Soviet-designed light tactical turboprop capable of carrying up to 40 passengers over short and medium ranges, was lost at approximately 6 p.m. Moscow time during a scheduled flight …
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SOFX broke the news in on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
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