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Six Crew Members Killed in Russian Tu-95 Training Crash
A Russian military airplane crashed during a practice flight.
The aircraft was a Tu-95MS bomber.
It crashed shortly after taking off in the Amur region.
Six of the seven people on board died.
One crew member survived.
The survivor was taken to a medical facility.
Officials said the plane was not carrying ammunition.
Videos shared online reportedly show flames and smoke after the crash.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said six of seven crew members died in the crash.
The Tu-95MS strategic bomber crashed shortly after take-off during a training flight.
The aircraft went down in an uninhabited area of Russia’s Amur region.
The nuclear-capable bomber was not carrying ammunition, according to the ministry.
The seventh crew member survived and was taken to a medical facility.
- Who
- Six of seven crew members aboard a Russian Tu-95MS bomber were killed; one survived.
- What
- A Tu-95MS strategic bomber crashed shortly after take-off during a training flight.
- Where
- An uninhabited area in Russia’s Amur region.
- When
- September 29, identified in the report as a Tuesday.
- Why
- The aircraft was conducting a routine training flight; the cause of the crash was not stated.
Key facts
- Aircraft
- Tu-95MS strategic bomber
- Crew aboard
- Seven
- Fatalities
- Six
- Survivor
- One crew member, transported to a medical facility
- Location
- Amur region, Russia
- Flight type
- Routine training flight
- Ammunition
- None carried, according to Russia’s Defence Ministry
Quotes
Russia’s Defence Ministry
Russian government ministry that reported the bomber crash
“On September 29, a Tu-95 aircraft crashed in the Amur region during a training flight. The aircraft went down in an uninhabited area.”
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