A military Tu-154 aircraft crashed near the village of Krasnoyarovo, Mazanovsky District, Amur Oblast. According to the latest media reports, there were seven people on board, six of whom died, and one serviceman was hospitalized.
According to preliminary information, the aircraft was associated with the Ukrainka military airfield. Sources name a fuel explosion on board as the preliminary cause of the disaster. This version has not yet received official confirmation and may change following the investigation.
The circumstances of the crash are being established. Official data from the Russian Ministry of Defence regarding the type of aircraft, the number of fatalities, and the cause of the disaster had not been received at the time of publication.