A Russian An-26 military ​transport plane crashed into a ‌cliff in Crimea, killing 29 ​people on board, Russian ⁠news agencies reported the country’s defence ministry as saying early ‌on Wednesday (April 1, 2026). TASS news agency, quoting the ministry, ‌said the crash site had ‌been ⁠located in Crimea, ⁠a peninsula jutting into the Black Sea, annexed by Russia from ​Ukraine in 2014. The media ‌reports did not say ​how many people were on board, but they ⁠did not mention any survivors. “The AN-26 aircraft, with ‌which communication was lost earlier, crashed into a cliff, it was reported to TASS from the site of the crash,” TASS news ‌agency reported. Russia’s Defence Ministry did not respond immediately ‌to a request for comment outside normal business ​hours.

Source: The Hindu March 31, 2026 23:10 UTC