Russian Tu-95 crashes on training flight, ministry says
Russia’s Defence Ministry says at least six crew members were killed and one was hospitalised after the aircraft went down in an uninhabited area.
A Russian Tu-95 military aircraft crashed during a training flight in the Amur region, killing at least six crew members and leaving one person hospitalised, Russia’s Ministry of Defence said.
The aircraft went down in an uninhabited area and was flying without ammunition, according to reports citing the ministry and Russian state media.
An Aerospace Forces commission has been sent to the crash site to establish the circumstances, Interfax reported, quoting the military. The cause of the crash has not been established.
The Tu-95 is a Soviet-era bomber that remains in Russian military service and is capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The ministry’s account says the aircraft was flying without ammunition.
