A Russian military plane has crashed in Crimea, killing 29 people on board, Russia's Defence Ministry has told state media.
Wreckage of the An-26 aircraft was found after the plane lost contact with authorities during a "routine flight", the ministry told Russian news agencies Tass and Ria-Novosti.
Technical issues appear to have caused the plane to crash into a cliff, with six crew members and 23 passengers on board, the ministry was quoted as saying. There does not seem to have been any survivors.
Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. The ministry reported no external damage to the aircraft, implying that missiles, drones or birds are not suspected of causing the crash.
Tass reported that communication with the plane was lost at about 18:00 local time (15:00 GMT) on Tuesday, and the wreckage was found following a search and rescue effort.
