Russian General Killed in Crimea Plane Crash

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Lieutenant General Alexander Otroshchenko was a commander in Russia’s Northern Fleet who had previously participated in the seizure of Crimea in 2014.

A senior Russian military commander was killed in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula last week during the crash of an An-26 transport aircraft.

The crash killed roughly 30 people, including several Russian naval officers in service with the country’s Northern Fleet, based in the far northern city of Severmorsk in Murmansk Oblast.

Ukraine (Probably) Not Involved in Crash, Russia Says

Lieutenant General Alexander Otroshchenko, commander of the 45th Army of the Northern Fleet’s Air Force and Air Defence, died in the crash that took place last Tuesday, according to Russian media reports. At least six officers from the Northern Fleet headquarters also lost their lives on board the........

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