Russian Military Plane With 92 Aboard Crashes Into Black Sea
MOSCOW A Russian military aircraft carrying 92 people, including members of a famed military choir bound for Syria to entertain Russian forces there, crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday after takeoff from the resort town of Sochi, the Russian authorities said.
Most of the wreckage was found in the sea about one mile from shore, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that the plane carried 84 passengers and eight crew members. The countrys investigators have opened a criminal case into the crash.
There was no immediate official report about the fate of those aboard. The cause of the crash had not been determined, although the state-run Rossiya 24 newtwork said that a technical failure was the most likely cause.
The passengers included 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, the Russian military choir, who were traveling to Russias Khmeimim Air Base in Syria, and journalists who were covering the event. The band planned to congratulate Russian servicemen in Syria on New Years Eve.
-- Edited by Uke on Sunday 25th of December 2016 02:10:04 AM
Snippy said
2:30 AM, 12/25/16
*** wrote:
the state-run Rossiya 24 newtwork said that a technical failure was the most likely cause.
-- Edited by *** on Sunday 25th of December 2016 02:10:04 AM
Cy Valley said
6:26 AM, 12/25/16
What did that choir do to irritate Putin? There were journalists aboard, too. Hmmm.
Snippy said
7:46 AM, 12/25/16
Cy Valley wrote:
What did that choir do to irritate Putin? There were journalists aboard, too. Hmmm.
0'bama did it tu avenge Putin's alleged attempt to install DJDrumpf as President.
(This is termed "alleged" because the CIA and 15 or 16 other national intelligence agencies have no credibility when they say it happened. They are not as smart as Alex Jones or TWEETUS PEOTUS.))
Cy Valley said
11:38 AM, 12/25/16
Snippy wrote:
0'bama did it tu avenge Putin's alleged attempt to install DJDrumpf as President.
(This is termed "alleged" because the CIA and 15 or 16 other national intelligence agencies have no credibility when they say it happened. They are not as smart as Alex Jones or TWEETUS PEOTUS.))
By jove, I think he's got it.
Buckethead said
11:52 AM, 12/25/16
Merry Christmas!
The Krink said
2:15 AM, 12/26/16
Merry in Retrograde.
Troll said
1:22 PM, 12/26/16
Cy Valley wrote:
What did that choir do to irritate Putin? There were journalists aboard, too. Hmmm.
They didn't want to perform at Trump's coronation.
Russian Military Plane With 92 Aboard Crashes Into Black Sea
By IVAN NECHEPURENKODEC. 25, 2016
MOSCOW A Russian military aircraft carrying 92 people, including members of a famed military choir bound for Syria to entertain Russian forces there, crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday after takeoff from the resort town of Sochi, the Russian authorities said.
Most of the wreckage was found in the sea about one mile from shore, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that the plane carried 84 passengers and eight crew members. The countrys investigators have opened a criminal case into the crash.
There was no immediate official report about the fate of those aboard. The cause of the crash had not been determined, although the state-run Rossiya 24 newtwork said that a technical failure was the most likely cause.
The passengers included 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, the Russian military choir, who were traveling to Russias Khmeimim Air Base in Syria, and journalists who were covering the event. The band planned to congratulate Russian servicemen in Syria on New Years Eve.
-- Edited by Uke on Sunday 25th of December 2016 02:10:04 AM
0'bama did it tu avenge Putin's alleged attempt to install DJDrumpf as President.
(This is termed "alleged" because the CIA and 15 or 16 other national intelligence agencies have no credibility when they say it happened. They are not as smart as Alex Jones or TWEETUS PEOTUS.))
By jove, I think he's got it.
They didn't want to perform at Trump's coronation.