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A elder Russian Air Force Commander was killed erstwhile a subject transport craft crashed successful Russian-controlled Crimea past week sidesplitting 30 people, according to a elder authoritative cited by Russian media connected Monday (April 6, 2026).
Alexander Otroshchenko, Commander of the 45th Army of the Northern Fleet’s Air Force and Air Defence, died successful the crash, Andrei Chibis, Governor of the bluish Murmansk portion wherever the fleet is based, was quoted arsenic saying.
The An-26 subject transport level crashed into a cliff successful Crimea connected March 31. Russia’s Defence Ministry said soon afterwards that the preliminary origin was method malfunction.
The An-26 has been successful service since the precocious 1960s and has besides been utilized by airlines to transportation freight, but the exemplary has been progressive successful a fig of deadly crashes implicit the past decade.
A Ukrainian An-26 crashed during a formation successful Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia portion successful 2022, sidesplitting 1 person. Another craft crashed connected a grooming formation successful northeastern Ukraine successful 2020, killing each but 1 of the 27 radical connected board.
Eight people, including 5 Russians, were killed erstwhile an An-26 crashed successful South Sudan successful 2020. Four of 10 radical connected committee were killed erstwhile an An-26 crashed connected landing successful Ivory Coast successful West Africa successful 2017.
