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7 days ago
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Soviet-era plane crashes in Russia's far east killing all on board
STORY: :: WARNING: Graphic content :: Russian Investigative Committee/Handout A Soviet-era plane carrying 48 people crashed in Russia's far east on Thursday as it was preparing to land, killing everyone on board. The Antonov An-24, made in 1976, was spotted by a search helicopter after it disappeared from radar screens. :: Federal Air Transport Agency It had been attempting to land for a second time after failing to touch down on its first approach, the Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. The plane was operated by the privately owned Siberian regional airline Angara and was carrying 42 passengers, including five children, and six crew. It had been en route from the city of Blagoveshchensk near the Chinese border, to Tynda. :: Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office/Handout There were no roads to the site, and a rescue team had to use heavy machinery to cut a path. Investigators said they had opened a criminal case into the suspected violation of air traffic and air transport rules. Russian news agencies reported the plane had recently passed a technical safety inspection and had been involved in four apparently minor incidents since 2018. President Vladimir Putin held a minute's silence at the start of a government meeting, and expressed his condolences to the families of those killed. The crash is likely to raise new questions about the viability of continuing to fly such old planes in far-flung corners of Russia. Western sanctions have crimped Moscow's ability to access investment and spare parts. More than 1,300 An-24 planes were built in the Soviet Union. Data from the RussianPlanes web-portal and Reuters analysis found 88 have now been lost because of crashes and 65 because of serious incidents without casualties. Another 75 are currently in operation.
GMA Network
24-07-2025
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- GMA Network
Passenger plane crashes in Russia's far east, nearly 50 people on board feared dead
Smoke rises at the crash site of an Angara Airlines An-24 passenger plane near Tynda in the Amur Region, Russia July 24, 2025, in this still image taken from video. (Federal Air Transport Agency/Handout via REUTERS ) MOSCOW —A Russian Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people crashed in the country's far east on Thursday and everyone on board was feared to have been killed, emergency services officials said. The burning fuselage of the plane, which was made in the Soviet era and was nearly 50 years old, was spotted on the ground by a helicopter and rescue crews were rushing to the scene. Video shot from a helicopter and posted on social media, showed the plane came down in a densely forested area. Pale smoke could be seen rising from the crash site. The plane was on a flight by a privately owned Siberian-based regional airline called Angara. The aircraft's tail number showed it was built in 1976 and was operated by Soviet flag carrier Aeroflot before the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. The plane was en route from the city of Blagoveshchensk to Tynda, a remote town and important railway junction in the Amur region bordering China. It dropped off radar screens while preparing to land. There were 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew members on board according to preliminary data, Vasily Orlov, the regional governor said. The federal Russian government put the number of passengers on board at 42. Debris from the plane was found on a hill around 15 km (10 miles) from Tynda, the Interfax news agency quoted emergency service officials as saying. "During the search operation, an Mi-8 helicopter belonging to Rossaviatsiya discovered the fuselage of the aircraft, which was on fire," the emergency services ministry said on Telegram. "Rescuers continue to make their way to the scene of the accident." A representative from Angara told Reuters they could not offer any more details. The federal Russian government said it had set up a commission to deal with the aftermath of the crash and authorities announced an investigation into the cause. The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin had been notified of the crash. 'Flying tractors' Angara airline is based in the Siberian city of Irkutsk and serves airports in Siberia and Russia's far east. It operates 10 An-24s built between 1972 and 1976, according to the RussianPlanes web-portal. Angara was one of two Siberian airlines that last year asked the Russian government to extend the service life of the Antonov aircraft, many of which are over 50 years old, as Russian planemakers scramble to plug the gap left by an exodus of foreign manufacturers. Nicknamed "flying tractors" by some, the propeller-driven An-24s are regarded as reliable workhorses by the Russian aviation industry and are well-suited to the harsh conditions in Siberia as they are able to operate in sub-zero conditions and don't have to land on runways. But airline executives, pilots and industry experts say the cost of maintaining the Antonovs - which make up a fraction of Russia's fleet of over 1,000 passenger planes - has increased after Western sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine hit investment and access to parts. Many of the planes were due to be retired from service in the coming years, but regional airlines are trying to keep them flying until a replacement enters into service as they say there is no alternative until then. Mass production of the new Ladoga aircraft, the same class as the An-24, is not due to begin until 2027 at the earliest. —Reuters
Muscat Daily
24-07-2025
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- Muscat Daily
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Russia – All passengers aboard a Russian passenger plane that vanished from radar during a Thursday flight in the Far East's Amur region have been confirmed dead, officials reported following the discovery of the crash site. The Antonov An-24's wreckage was located, according to the Emergency Situations Ministry via Telegram. A helicopter from the Federal Air Transport Agency spotted the burning fuselage during the search operation. Preliminary data indicates that 43 passengers — including five children — and six crew members were on board. 'Rescuers are heading to the scene,' the statement said, noting that a hotline has been set up in the region, which borders China's northeastern Heilongjiang province. Amur Governor Vasily Orlov confirmed the aircraft was en route from Blagoveshchensk, the regional administrative centre, to Tynda when it disappeared. State news agency TASS, citing the Amur Center for Civil Defense and Fire Safety, reported that the wreckage was found on a mountainside roughly 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Tynda. 'According to preliminary information, everyone died,' TASS stated, quoting emergency services and highlighting that access to the crash site remains difficult. -Agencies
Metro
20-07-2025
- Politics
- Metro
Moscow airports in chaos after fourth night of Ukraine drone strikes on city
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Vladimir Putin has been left humiliated after Ukrainian drones penetrated Russian air defences for the fourth successive day. Moscow and the surrounding regions were under siege as Ukrainian forces unleashed more than 100 aircraft, targeting multiple buildings in the early hours of this morning. Footage circulating on Russian pro-war Telegram channels shows several explosions leaving homes shaking and windows shattered. Chaos also engulfed four of the capital's airports – Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovskiy – with as many as 134 flights having to be redirected. By 10am local time, only two remained closed to air traffic – Vnukovo in the Moscow region and Grabtsevo in the Kaluga region. 'The restrictions are necessary for ensuring the safety of civil aircraft flights,' announced Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency. Frustrated passengers – including tourists on summer vacations – were hit by delays, diverted flights and numerous cancellations in an apparent new tactic by Ukraine to paralyse air travel in Moscow. Russia reported 93 Ukrainian drones being downed overnight, including 19 over the approaches to the capital. Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that Russian air defences shot down at least 16 drones heading toward the city. In Kaluga region, residents also reported hearing loud drone flyovers and claimed that air defense systems were activated. As is typical, Russian authorities have not released any official information on the targets or extent of the damage. Ukraine's attacks come as Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told state television that Putin is ready to move toward a peace settlement, but that his main objective is to achieve his goals in the war. More Trending Peskov said that the world was now accustomed to Donald Trump's sometimes 'harsh' rhetoric but pointed out that the US president had also underscored in comments on Russia that he would continue to search for a peace deal. 'President Putin has repeatedly spoken of his desire to bring the Ukrainian settlement to a peaceful conclusion as soon as possible, Peskov said. 'This is a long process, it requires effort, and it is not easy.' He added: 'The main thing for us is to achieve our goals. Our goals are clear.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Tsunami threat looms over Russia and Hawaii after series of earthquakes MORE: War planes scrambled over Nato country after Russia launches latest barage MORE: Putin is 'a long-term threat to the freedom of Europe'
India.com
12-07-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Ukraine launches big drone attack on Russian aviation plant and missile production facility; Moscow...
(Image: Efrem Lukatsky / AP) New Delhi: The Ukrainian army targeted Russian capital Moscow on Friday, July 11 by launching drones in which two people were reportedly killed, as informed by Russian authorities. What targets were hit by Ukraine? Meanwhile, Russian air defences downed 155 Ukrainian drones between 11 p.m. on Thursday, July 10 and 7 a.m. on Friday, July 11. Out of these 155 drones, 11 were bound for Moscow, Russia's defence ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. Kyiv said it had attacked a Russian aviation plant and a missile production facility in the Tula region with drones. The army said the overnight attack caused explosions and fires at the aviation plant. Two people were killed in the Thursday overnight and early Friday morning Ukrainian drone attacks. Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsia (Federal Air Transport Agency) said three of the four airports in Moscow, Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky, temporarily suspended operations as a precaution, which were later resumed. Where did Russia launch counter attacks? Nine people were injured, and a maternity hospital was damaged in Kharkiv in a Russian drone attack. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on Telegram that mothers with newborns were being taken to a separate medical center. He did not say whether anyone from the hospital was among the injured. Will Trump send weapons to Ukraine? US President Donald Trump said the United States will provide weapons to Ukraine through NATO and will make a major statement on Russia on Monday. Trump will send weapons to Kyiv for the first time since returning to office under a presidential authority often used by previous president Joe Biden. Two sources familiar with the decision said the move signals the president's new interest in Ukraine's defense. A drone crashed onto the territory of an agricultural enterprise in the Lipetsk region, sparking a short-lived fire and killing one person and injuring another, regional governor Igor Artamonov said on Telegram. The Russian defence ministry said that its air defence systems destroyed four drones over the Lipetsk region that lies in Russia's southwest. The ministry only reports the number of drones that its units destroy, not how many Ukraine launches. (With Reuters inputs)
