Russian Tu-95 Crash Kills Six Crew Members

Russia’s Defence Ministry said a Tu-95 strategic bomber crashed during a training flight in the Amur region on September 29, killing six crew members and injuring one, who was evacuated for medical care. The reported casualty figures and flight details came from the ministry’s account carried in state media; the cause of the crash has not been established. The aircraft went down near the village of Krasnoyanovo, close to the Ukrainka air base, according to reports. Early accounts misidentified the plane as a Tu-154 before later reporting identified it as a Tu-95. The ministry’s account described the flight as a training exercise and said six crew members died, while one was injured. Preliminary explanations for the crash have not been confirmed by Russian authorities. Baza reported a possible fuel explosion aboard the aircraft, while other online accounts suggested multiple engine failures. Neither explanation has been independently established in the material available, and the reports do not provide a verified account of what happened before the crash. The crash site was reported to be in a remote area of the Russian Far East.