Crash of the occupiers' military plane in Crimea: data on the dead have emerged

On the evening of March 31, a Russian military transport aircraft An-26 crashed in annexed Crimea.

This is reported by Krym.Realii with reference to Russian and pro-Ukrainian telegram channels.

According to the information disseminated by Russian resources with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the connection with the plane was initially lost. The ministry claimed that there were no signs of fire damage, and search and rescue teams were sent to the area.

Later, there were reports of fatalities. In particular, telegram channels reported 29 people - 6 crew members and 23 passengers were on board.

At the same time, pro-Ukrainian sources report that the plane could have crashed in the Belbek Valley near Sevastopol.

At the same time, the so-called "head" of Sevastopol , Mikhail Razvozhayev, reported air alert and air defense in the Balaklava area, but did not mention the plane crash.

The head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Refat Chubarov, also reported the downing of the Russian plane.

As of now, the Russian Ministry of Defense has not officially confirmed the loss of the plane, and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ukrainian military have not commented on these reports.

Earlier, Intentwrote that the occupation authorities plan to significantly expand the training of drone operators at the training center in the temporarily occupied Crimea. It is about increasing the number of graduates to about 3 thousand people.

In addition, on the night of March 15, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forcesstruck at air defense facilities of Russian troops in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Two radar stations and a launcher of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system were hit.

The Ukrainian military also attacked the Azov oil depot in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The strike was carried out by soldiers of the 414th separate brigade of unmanned systems"Birds of Magyara".

Андрій Колісніченко