On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, a Russian military transport plane crashed on the Crimean peninsula, resulting in the deaths of 29 people on board. According to TASS news agency, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, the incident occurred. Contact with the Antonov-26 aircraft was lost on Monday around 6:00 PM Moscow time. Investigators from the Ministry of Defense are working at the crash site. Sources at the scene confirm that all 23 passengers and six crew members died. Rescue teams were mobilized when contact with the plane was lost. The Crimean peninsula, a strategically important region due to its access to the Black Sea, has been under Russian control since 2014 following a controversial referendum not recognized by the international community and remains a historical point of dispute between Russia and Ukraine.
