The Russian Defense Ministry clarified that a Tu-95 aircraft crashed in the Amur region in an uninhabited area while performing a training flight, UNN reports, citing Russian media.
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Six crew members were killed and one was injured and hospitalized.
The aircraft was flying without ammunition.
A commission of Russia’s Aerospace Forces flew to the crash site to establish all the circumstances of the incident.
In addition
Earlier, Russian media reported that a Tu-154 military aircraft had crashed in Russia; at least six fatalities were known.