No Fatalities Reported In Russian Military Plane Crash

MEP: All passengers and crew members have survived in a military plane crash landing in Russia’s Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.

The plane was carrying 32 passengers and seven crew when it came down near Tiksi in the Bulun district of Russia’s far east.

“As a result of the incident, all passengers and crew members are alive. 16 people were severely wounded. They have been evacuated to the hospitals in Tiksi by search and rescue helicopters,” the ministry’s statement read, as cited by RIA Novosti.

“According to the report from the scene, the plane crash landed today at 4:45 [local time] 30 kilometers from Tiksi Airport. The aircraft was carrying out a scheduled flight from Kansk Airfield,” the ministry added.

Media had already reported that the plane was wrecked into pieces but did not explode.