Plane crashes near military unit in Russia: What is known
Illustrative photo: An-2 light aircraft (Wikipedia.org)
In Russia’s Krasnodar region, an An-2 aircraft crashed. According to preliminary reports, two people may have been killed, according to Russian media and the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
It is reported that the plane crashed near one of the Russian army’s military units in the Yermakovsky district of the Krasnodar region. It remains unknown whether civilians or military personnel were on board.
According to preliminary information, two people were killed. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Krasnodar region confirmed the plane crash about 40 kilometers from the settlement of Tanizebey, but claimed that only one passenger had died.
The ministry added that additional forces and equipment, as well as medical teams, were dispatched to the crash site.
Photo: Russian media
The An-2 is a Soviet/Russian light multipurpose aircraft used in both civil and military aviation. It was developed in 1947 by the Antonov Design Bureau. Becoming one of the most mass-produced Soviet aircraft, it is nicknamed the "kukuryuznik" (crop-duster). Officially, it serves as an agricultural, sport, transport, training, and passenger aircraft, but it can also be used for military purposes.
In July, an An-24 passenger aircraft crashed in Russia’s Amur region with 49 people on board. None of the passengers or crew members survived. The wreckage was scattered over an area of half a kilometer.
