The Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft that crashed in Sudan had a crew consisting of citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus. As a result of the plane crash, three Russians and one Belarusian died, according to blogger Fighterbomber.
He cited a statement from the Sudanese Embassy, which expressed condolences in connection with the emergency in West Kordofan.
The list of the dead includes Russians Dmitry Kotlyarov, Dmitry Donskikh, and Dmitry Egorov, as well as Belarusian Alexander Griaznov.
A letter signed by the director of the Moscow office of the Sudanese Defense Industrial System, Hassan Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Jack, informs about the start of procedures to provide support to the victims and their families.
Official details of the incident with the crash of the Russian Il-76 will be released as clarifications become available. Currently, the families of the deceased crew members will receive payments, which will be part of emergency support.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the Russian army received new "Cornets" and "Krasnopol-M2".
