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Debris from missing Russian military plane found in Black Sea

Published: 25 Dec 2016 - 09:26 am | Last Updated: 11 Nov 2021 - 11:08 am
(FILES) This file video grab made on March 15, 2016 shows an image taken from a footage made available on the Russian Defence Ministry's official website reportedly showing Russian Su-34 bombers and a Tupolev Tu-154 transport plane (L) flying above an unk

(FILES) This file video grab made on March 15, 2016 shows an image taken from a footage made available on the Russian Defence Ministry's official website reportedly showing Russian Su-34 bombers and a Tupolev Tu-154 transport plane (L) flying above an unk

AFP

Moscow: Debris from a Russian military plane carrying 91 people that had disappeared from radars has been found in the Black Sea, local news agencies quoted the defence ministry as saying Sunday.

"Fragments of the Tu-154 plane of the Russian defence ministry were found 1.5 kilometres from the Black Sea coast of the city of Sochi at a depth of 50 to 70 metres," the ministry said.