An-26 military aircraft crashed in occupied Crimea; 29 invaders were killed

Twenty-nine people were killed in the crash of a Russian An-26 military transport aircraft over the temporarily occupied Crimea.

This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defence, according to Censor.NET.

What is known

The Russians stated that there were six crew members and 23 passengers on board.

According to propaganda media, a technical fault has been cited as the preliminary cause of the crash.

Another Russian source at the crash site reported that the An-26 aircraft, contact with which had previously been lost, crashed into a cliff.

On Tuesday, 31 March, it was reported that contact had been lost with an An-26 military transport aircraft during a scheduled flight over the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea. According to Russian media, there were up to 30 personnel on board the An-26.