Russian air force commander among victims of Crimean plane crash

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA senior Russian air force commander, Alexander Otroshchenko, was among 30 people killed last week when a military transport aircraft crashed in Russian-controlled Crimea. The An-26 aircraft, conducting a scheduled flight, lost contact around 6pm on Tuesday over the peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014. Russia's Defence Ministry said that the preliminary cause of the crash was a technical malfunction, with no external impact involved. Sources at the crash site confirmed the plane plummeted into a cliff face, prompting a criminal probe into violating flight regulations. The An-26 model, in service since the late 1960s, has been involved in several deadly crashes over the last decade, including incidents in Ukraine, South Sudan, and Ivory Coast. In fullPutin’s top military commander killed in Russian plane crashThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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