{"id":1859155,"date":"2026-04-01T10:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1859155"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:35:14","slug":"russian-military-plane-crash-in-crimea-kills-at-least-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1859155","title":{"rendered":"Russian military plane crash in Crimea kills at least 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Antonov An-26 is a turboprop military transport aircraft [FILE]Image: Sergei Malgavko\/ITAR-TASS\/IMAGO<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Russian military plane crashed in the Russian-annexed Crimea<\/a>, killing 29 people on board, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“According to reports from the scene, the six crew members and 23 passengers on board were killed,” the TASS state news agency said, citing Russia’s Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n

Russia’s\u00a0Investigative Committee\u00a0also confirmed the crash, without providing details of the death toll.<\/p>\n

“On 31 March 2026, an An-26 aircraft crashed whilst in flight near the village of Kuibyshevo in the Bakhchysaray district of the Republic of Crimea. There were 7 crew members and 23 passengers on board,” according to the committee.<\/p>\n

The committee also said it has launched a criminal probe into a flight safety violation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What else do we know about the Russian military plane crash in Crimea?<\/h2>\n

The Antonov An-26 military transport plane was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean peninsula<\/a>, according to media reports. Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and has since administered the territory on the northern coast of the Black Sea.<\/p>\n

The military lost contact with the plane around 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The crash was caused by a technical malfunction with no “damaging interference” with the plane, Russian news agency Interfax quoted the Defense Ministry\u00a0as saying.<\/p>\n

Sources at the site of the crash told state news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti that the military transport plane crashed into a cliff.<\/p>\n

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In 2020, the An-26 crashed in Kharkiv region, killing over 20 people on board [FILE]Image: Sergey Bobok\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Accidents involving Russian military planes since Moscow invaded Ukraine<\/h2>\n

There have been multiple crashes involving Russian military aircraft since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n

In December last year, an An-22 aircraft\u00a0crashed\u00a0in Russia’s Ivanovo region, northeast of Moscow, killing seven crew.<\/p>\n

Two months earlier, in October, a MiG-31 fighter-interceptor jet\u00a0crashed in the Lipetsk region during a landing attempt.<\/p>\n

In December 2024,\u00a0the Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo plane\u00a0crashed<\/a> shortly after takeoff from an airfield northeast of Moscow, killing all 15 people on board.<\/p>\n

In October 2022, a Su-34 bomber crashed into a residential area<\/a>\u00a0of the southern Russian town of Yeysk.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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A Russian military plane crashed in the Russian-annexed Crimea<\/a>, killing 29 people on board, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“According to reports from the scene, the six crew members and 23 passengers on board were killed,” the TASS state news agency said, citing Russia’s Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n

Russia’s\u00a0Investigative Committee\u00a0also confirmed the crash, without providing details of the death toll.<\/p>\n

“On 31 March 2026, an An-26 aircraft crashed whilst in flight near the village of Kuibyshevo in the Bakhchysaray district of the Republic of Crimea. There were 7 crew members and 23 passengers on board,” according to the committee.<\/p>\n

The committee also said it has launched a criminal probe into a flight safety violation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What else do we know about the Russian military plane crash in Crimea?<\/h2>\n

The Antonov An-26 military transport plane was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean peninsula<\/a>, according to media reports. Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and has since administered the territory on the northern coast of the Black Sea.<\/p>\n

The military lost contact with the plane around 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The crash was caused by a technical malfunction with no “damaging interference” with the plane, Russian news agency Interfax quoted the Defense Ministry\u00a0as saying.<\/p>\n

Sources at the site of the crash told state news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti that the military transport plane crashed into a cliff.<\/p>\n

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In 2020, the An-26 crashed in Kharkiv region, killing over 20 people on board [FILE]Image: Sergey Bobok\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Accidents involving Russian military planes since Moscow invaded Ukraine<\/h2>\n

There have been multiple crashes involving Russian military aircraft since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n

In December last year, an An-22 aircraft\u00a0crashed\u00a0in Russia’s Ivanovo region, northeast of Moscow, killing seven crew.<\/p>\n

Two months earlier, in October, a MiG-31 fighter-interceptor jet\u00a0crashed in the Lipetsk region during a landing attempt.<\/p>\n

In December 2024,\u00a0the Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo plane\u00a0crashed<\/a> shortly after takeoff from an airfield northeast of Moscow, killing all 15 people on board.<\/p>\n

In October 2022, a Su-34 bomber crashed into a residential area<\/a>\u00a0of the southern Russian town of Yeysk.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A Russian military plane crashed in the Russian-annexed Crimea<\/a>, killing 29 people on board, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“According to reports from the scene, the six crew members and 23 passengers on board were killed,” the TASS state news agency said, citing Russia’s Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n

Russia’s\u00a0Investigative Committee\u00a0also confirmed the crash, without providing details of the death toll.<\/p>\n

“On 31 March 2026, an An-26 aircraft crashed whilst in flight near the village of Kuibyshevo in the Bakhchysaray district of the Republic of Crimea. There were 7 crew members and 23 passengers on board,” according to the committee.<\/p>\n

The committee also said it has launched a criminal probe into a flight safety violation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Antonov An-26 military transport plane was carrying out a scheduled flight over the Crimean peninsula<\/a>, according to media reports. Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and has since administered the territory on the northern coast of the Black Sea.<\/p>\n

The military lost contact with the plane around 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The crash was caused by a technical malfunction with no “damaging interference” with the plane, Russian news agency Interfax quoted the Defense Ministry\u00a0as saying.<\/p>\n

Sources at the site of the crash told state news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti that the military transport plane crashed into a cliff.<\/p>\n

There have been multiple crashes involving Russian military aircraft since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n

In December last year, an An-22 aircraft\u00a0crashed\u00a0in Russia’s Ivanovo region, northeast of Moscow, killing seven crew.<\/p>\n

Two months earlier, in October, a MiG-31 fighter-interceptor jet\u00a0crashed in the Lipetsk region during a landing attempt.<\/p>\n

In December 2024,\u00a0the Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo plane\u00a0crashed<\/a> shortly after takeoff from an airfield northeast of Moscow, killing all 15 people on board.<\/p>\n

In October 2022, a Su-34 bomber crashed into a residential area<\/a>\u00a0of the southern Russian town of Yeysk.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n

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