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Russian An-26 Aircraft Crashes in Voronezh Region, Crew Killed, Military Says

Sputnik News

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Russian An-26 aircraft crashed in Russia's Voronezh region on Thursday, and its crew died in the incident, the Western Military District said.

"On February 24, in the Voronezh region, during a planned flight to transport military equipment, an An-26 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed. The crew died," the statement read.

According to preliminary information, the technical failure caused the incident. A commission was sent to the crash site to establish the causes and circumstances of the accident.

© Sputnik



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