Russian passenger jet crashes flying empty near Moscow, killing its crew of 3
6 months ago

Russian passenger jet crashes flying empty near Moscow, killing its crew of 3

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian passenger jet crashed Friday while flying without passengers, killing its crew of three, officials said. The Russian-made Superjet 100, also designated as SSJ100, was hailed by Russian officials as a major achievement for the country’s civil aviation industry when it went into service in 2011 but it has had a patchy safety record. Ever since the plane has entered service it also has been dogged by malfunctions and high maintenance costs that have made many Russian carriers reluctant to buy it.

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Kazakhstan plane crash: Azerbaijan’s leader accuses Russia of “cover up”
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1 week, 2 days ago

Kazakhstan plane crash: Azerbaijan’s leader accuses Russia of “cover up”

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Azerbaijan’s leader has accused Moscow of carrying out a “cover up” over a passenger jet crash last month that claimed 38 lives, as relations sour between the two neighbors. While meeting on Monday with the two surviving flight attendants and families of other crew members that died, President Ilham Aliyev said the preliminary investigation into the …

White House reveals whether Russians shot down doomed Azerbaijan Airlines flight
2 weeks, 5 days ago

White House reveals whether Russians shot down doomed Azerbaijan Airlines flight

Daily Mail  

The White House said there are 'indications' that Russians shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38. This is the horrific moment a passenger plane hit the ground in a fireball in a Christmas Day crash landing President Joe Biden is away on holiday in St. Croix and has no events on his …

Doomed airliner 'sent into a death plunge': Russians may have sabotaged crash jet's controls as hero pilot fought for control before fateful final words
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Doomed airliner 'sent into a death plunge': Russians may have sabotaged crash jet's controls as hero pilot fought for control before fateful final words

Daily Mail  

Speculation is growing that Russian forces intentionally sent a doomed Azerbaijian Airlines plane into a 'death spiral' using electronic jamming in a bid to cover-up firing a missile at it on Christmas Day. The moment a passenger plane hit the ground in a fireball in a Christmas Day crash landing Damage to the fuselage of the plane after the horror …

Kazakhstan plane crash: Moment when Azerbaijan Airlines plane with over 60 onboard went up in smoke — VIDEO
3 weeks ago

Kazakhstan plane crash: Moment when Azerbaijan Airlines plane with over 60 onboard went up in smoke — VIDEO

Live Mint  

A purported video circulating on social media claimed to show the exact moment when an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan Airlines said the Embraer 190 aircraft, with flight number J2-8243, "made an emergency landing" around three kilometres from Aktau, an oil and gas hub on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea. Reason behind …

"Great tragedy": Deadly plane crash in Kazakhstan sparks conspiracy theories Russia did it
3 weeks, 1 day ago

"Great tragedy": Deadly plane crash in Kazakhstan sparks conspiracy theories Russia did it

Salon  

An Azerbaijani airliner crashed into a fireball Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau and the internet is abuzz with theories as to what caused it. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at a news conference that it was too soon to speculate on the reasons behind the crash, pointing to bad weather as the reason the plane diverted from its …

Russia-bound plane crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia-bound plane crashes in Kazakhstan, many feared dead

India Today  

Over 30 people were feared dead after a Russia-bound plane, believed to be carrying 67 passengers, crashed while making an emergency landing near Kazakhstan's Aktau city on Wednesday, authorities said, adding that 32 people survived the crash. Russian news agencies said Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 was en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia, but was rerouted due to fog …

Russian military transport plane ‘crashes on take off’ with 15 people aboard
10 months ago

Russian military transport plane ‘crashes on take off’ with 15 people aboard

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Russian military transport plane …

Russian military plane crashes in Ivonovo, all 15 passengers killed: Report
10 months ago

Russian military plane crashes in Ivonovo, all 15 passengers killed: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Russian defence ministry cargo plane, with 15 people onboard, crashed in the Ivanovo region, northeast of Moscow, on Tuesday, local media reported. Russian military cargo plane with 15 people onboard crashes in Ivanovo region Reportedly, the plane carried eight crew members and seven passengers. Another purported video posted on X, shows the plane with one engine on fire heading …

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say
10 months ago

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said. The four-engine Il-76 is a heavy-lift transport plane that has been in service since the 1970s with the Soviet and then Russian air force. Tuesday’s crash came on a day when …

Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft Friday, the air force chief said — a major win for the country as its army fights to repel persistent Russian attacks along the front line as the war enters its third year. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk thanked Ukraine’s military intelligence for helping down the Russian A-50 aircraft …

Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow

LA Times  

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrives to take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden on Defender of the Fatherland Day, in Moscow on Friday. Ukrainian forces downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft Friday, the air force chief said, a major win for the country as its army fights to …

Four of six passengers rescued as plane bound for Russia crashes in Afghanistan
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Four of six passengers rescued as plane bound for Russia crashes in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

A Moroccan-registered small passenger plane that made a refuelling stop in Gaya, Bihar, on Saturday crashed in Badakhshan province in Afghanistan hours later. The aircraft was operating as an air ambulance flying between Thailand and Moscow in Russia, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation in a press statement dismissing initial foreign media reports and the plane involved was an Indian …

Russian private jet carrying six crashes in Afghanistan; not an Indian plane, clarifies aviation ministry
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian private jet carrying six crashes in Afghanistan; not an Indian plane, clarifies aviation ministry

New Indian Express  

ISLAMABAD: A Russian private jet carrying six people is believed to have crashed in a remote area of rural Afghanistan, authorities said Sunday. The crash happened Saturday in a mountainous area near Zebak district in Badakhshan province, regional spokesman Zabihullah Amiri said, adding that a rescue team had been dispatched to the area. From Moscow, Russian civil aviation authorities said …

Russian fighter jet worth more than $30 million crashes during training exercise
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian fighter jet worth more than $30 million crashes during training exercise

The Independent  

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US intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane
1 year, 4 months ago

US intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that an intentional explosion caused the plane crash presumed to have killed a mercenary leader who was eulogized Thursday by Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian president was the architect of the assassination. One of the U.S. and Western officials who described the initial assessment said it determined that …

Ten dead in Moscow jet crash with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on passenger list, say local authorities
1 year, 4 months ago

Ten dead in Moscow jet crash with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on passenger list, say local authorities

ABC  

Russia's civil aviation authority says Wagner group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin were on board a private jet that crashed in Russia's Tver region north of Moscow, with no survivors. Key points: Russian authorities confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as passenger on the aircraft The plane had been in flight less than 30 minutes when …

What was Putin doing during the plane crash that killed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin? | Read here
1 year, 4 months ago

What was Putin doing during the plane crash that killed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin? | Read here

India TV News  

In a dramatic development on Wednesday, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group who previously engineered a short-lived mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin, was reportedly killed in a plane crash along with nine others in what is being speculated as Kremlin's revenge. Putin presented state awards to participants in the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, which …

Russian villagers report explosion before ‘Prigozhin’ plane crash
1 year, 4 months ago

Russian villagers report explosion before ‘Prigozhin’ plane crash

Al Jazeera  

The Wagner boss was listed as a passenger on the private jet, but the Kremlin has not confirmed his death. The residents of a nearby village where a plane crashed and killed all on board, possibly including the Wagner mercenary chief, say they heard a bang before seeing the jet fall to the ground. Usually, if an explosion happens on …

Crashed Russian Embraer jet had good safety record: Company
1 year, 4 months ago

Crashed Russian Embraer jet had good safety record: Company

Al Jazeera  

The private jet crashed into a village on Wednesday, reportedly holding the Wagner Group founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Embraer executive jet model that crashed in Russia, possibly with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on board, has recorded only one accident in more than 20 years of service, and that was not related to mechanical failure. Embraer said it was aware …

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has reportedly died in a plane crash. Where did it happen and how is the world reacting?
1 year, 4 months ago

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has reportedly died in a plane crash. Where did it happen and how is the world reacting?

ABC  

Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was on board a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday evening, leaving no survivors, Russian authorities say. A second private jet linked to Prigozhin also appeared to be heading to St Petersburg, which is Prigozhin's home base. "The demonstrative elimination of Prigozhin and the Wagner command two months after the coup attempt …

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led revolt against Putin, killed in plane crash near Moscow
1 year, 4 months ago

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led revolt against Putin, killed in plane crash near Moscow

Firstpost  

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed among passengers on a private jet that crashed in Russia’s Tver region on Wednesday, according to a report by Interfax, that cited Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya. All three pilots and seven passengers onboard the plane that was travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg are believed to be dead, state news agency Tass reported. The …

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on list of passengers on plane that crashed: Russian agencies
1 year, 4 months ago

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on list of passengers on plane that crashed: Russian agencies

The Hindu  

Russian state-run news agencies on Wednesday said that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group that led a mutiny against Russia’s army in June, was on the list of passengers of a plane that crashed. “The plane that crashed in the Tver Region listed Yevgeny Prigozhin among its passengers, Rosaviatsia said,” TASS news agency reported, with RIA Novosti and …

Wagner boss, who rebelled against Putin, among those died in Russian plane crash
1 year, 4 months ago

Wagner boss, who rebelled against Putin, among those died in Russian plane crash

Hindustan Times  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, which led an unsuccessful coup against Russian president Vladimir Putin has been reportedly killed in a plane crash, Russian civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said. The Russian Civil Aviation Authority have said that Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the list of passengers on the plane, the report claimed. All 10 people on the …

Wagner chief Prigozhin was on plane that crashed in Russia, aviation agency says
1 year, 4 months ago

Wagner chief Prigozhin was on plane that crashed in Russia, aviation agency says

CNN  

CNN — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner who staged a short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership in June, was on board a plane that crashed northwest of Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said. All on board were killed, according to preliminary information, the ministry said, adding that they “are conducting search operations.” …

Russian warplane falls on building in Siberia; 2 pilots die
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian warplane falls on building in Siberia; 2 pilots die

The Independent  

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Russian warplane falls on building in Siberia, 2 pilots die
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian warplane falls on building in Siberia, 2 pilots die

The Hindu  

A Russian warplane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk Sunday, killing both crewmembers — the second incident in less than a week in which a combat jet has crashed in a residential area. The local branch of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said the Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight, sparking a fire. The crash …

Three children killed as death toll rises to 13 in Russian military plane crash in Yeysk
2 years, 2 months ago

Three children killed as death toll rises to 13 in Russian military plane crash in Yeysk

Firstpost  

A Russian Su-34 supersonic fighter-bomber jet crashed into a residential building in the city of Yeysk on Monday Moscow: At least 13 people have been killed, including three children in a military plane crash that took place in a residential area of the southwestern Russian town of Yeysk, near Ukraine on Monday, Russian state media reported. A Russian Su-34 supersonic …

14 killed as military jet crashes into apartments in western Russia
2 years, 2 months ago

14 killed as military jet crashes into apartments in western Russia

CNN  

CNN — At least 14 people have died after a Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the western city of Yeysk during a training flight Monday, according to Russian officials and state media. The incident was due to one of the engines catching fire, reported state-run news agency RIA Novosti, which cited Russia’s Defense Ministry. At …

After engine failure, Russian warplane crashes in Sea of Azov port city, 2 killed
2 years, 2 months ago

After engine failure, Russian warplane crashes in Sea of Azov port city, 2 killed

India Today  

A Russian warplane crashed into a residential area in a Russian city on the Sea of Azov after suffering engine failure, killing at least two people and igniting a massive blaze that engulfed several floors of a nine-story apartment building. A Su-34 bomber came down in the port city of Yeysk after one of its engines caught fire during takeoff …

Russian military cargo plane crashes, killing 5 crew members
2 years, 6 months ago

Russian military cargo plane crashes, killing 5 crew members

The Hindu  

A Russian military cargo plane crashed Friday, June 24, 2022, on a training flight after refuelling about 124 miles southeast of Moscow, killing five crew members and leaving several others injured, officials said. The heavy-lift Il-76 cargo plane went down in the Ryazan region after suffering an engine problem that forced the crew of 10 to crash-land. The regional administration …

Russian plane carrying 23 crashes in Tatarstan region; 16 feared dead
3 years, 3 months ago

Russian plane carrying 23 crashes in Tatarstan region; 16 feared dead

Firstpost  

The L-410 plane carrying 23 people crashed around 9.23 am local time during a flight over the republic of Tatarstan, the ministry said on its Telegram channel. Moscow: An aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry said, with sixteen people feared dead. The L-410 plane carrying 23 people crashed around 9.23 am local time during …

Russian prototype military transport aircraft crashes with 3 onboard | Tragic video
3 years, 4 months ago

Russian prototype military transport aircraft crashes with 3 onboard | Tragic video

India TV News  

Russia plane crash video: A Russian military transport aircraft with three people onboard crashed on Tuesday. VIDEO: When group of Afghan Air Force pilots fled to Uzbekistan in 2 helicopters Thick black smokes could be seen rising from the crash site in the video. On August 14, a firefighting plane from Russia crashed Saturday in a mountainous area in southern …

Three feared dead as military transport aircraft crashes in Russia | Watch terrifying video
3 years, 4 months ago

Three feared dead as military transport aircraft crashes in Russia | Watch terrifying video

India Today  

A prototype military transport aircraft with three people on board while performing a test flight outside Moscow on Tuesday. Russian new Ilyushin Il-112V prototype aircraft crashes outside Moscow today after what appears to be an engine fire -- final moments on camera. pic.twitter.com/OXwBkZ1ACd — Shiv Aroor August 17, 2021 The new light military transport plane, Il-112V, crashed in a forested …

All passengers survive after Russian plane makes hard landing in Siberia
3 years, 6 months ago

All passengers survive after Russian plane makes hard landing in Siberia

India Today  

All 19 people on board a Russian Antonov An-28 passenger plane that vanished from radars in Siberia survived after the aircraft made a hard landing on Friday, the emergencies ministry said. The aircraft -- operated by SiLA, a small airline offering regional flights in Siberia -- went missing while flying from the town of Kedrovy to the city of Tomsk. …

Ukraine jet that crashed may have been shot down: officials
5 years ago

Ukraine jet that crashed may have been shot down: officials

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine, US officials offer theories behind crash near Tehran, as Trump says he has ‘terrible feeling’ about disaster. Kyiv, Ukraine – Ukraine’s top security official said on Thursday that its passenger airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board, may have been downed by a Russian-made missile. Meanwhile, US officials have claimed that the plane …

‘No survivors’: Ukrainian jet crashes in Iran with 176 on board
5 years ago

‘No survivors’: Ukrainian jet crashes in Iran with 176 on board

Al Jazeera  

State television reports that all passengers of the Boeing 737 plane heading to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were killed. A Ukrainian airliner with 176 passengers and crew on board has crashed near Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. The plane had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport when a fire struck one of its engines, said Qassem Biniaz, a spokesman …

Ukrainian plane crashes in Iran after takeoff, killing 176 on board
5 years ago

Ukrainian plane crashes in Iran after takeoff, killing 176 on board

CNN  

CNN — Investigators were scrambling Wednesday to determine the cause of a crash that killed all 176 people on a Ukrainian plane, shortly after it took off from Tehran’s international airport. Searchers have found the plane’s black boxes – a cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, which could offer crucial evidence about what happened to the plane leading up …

At least 13 people killed after Russian passenger plane catches fire mid-air
5 years, 8 months ago

At least 13 people killed after Russian passenger plane catches fire mid-air

India Today  

At least 13 people on board a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane were killed on Sunday when the plane caught fire mid-air and made an emergency landing at a Moscow airport on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported. Television footage showed the Sukhoi Superjet-100 making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport with much of the rear part of the plane engulfed …

Cargo plane crash in Iran kills 15, leaves 1 survivor
6 years ago

Cargo plane crash in Iran kills 15, leaves 1 survivor

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — A decades-old Iranian Boeing 707 military cargo plane reportedly carrying meat from Kyrgyzstan crashed on Monday while trying to land west of Iran’s capital, killing 15 people on board and leaving a sole survivor, authorities said. The aircraft, which bore the paint scheme of the Iranian air force’s civilian Saha Airlines, was an making emergency landing around …

Helicopter crashes in Siberia, killing 18 people
6 years, 5 months ago

Helicopter crashes in Siberia, killing 18 people

The Independent  

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