Russian Plane Crashes Near Moscow; 71 Are Feared Dead
Flight 703, operated by Saratov Airlines, was carrying 65 passengers
and six crew members from Domodedovo Airport to Orsk when it went down near the village of Argunovo, about 50 miles southeast of Moscow, the Sputnik news agency reported.
11, 2018
MOSCOW — A Russian plane carrying 71 people crashed shortly after takeoff in the Moscow region
on Sunday afternoon, most likely killing all onboard, according to local news reports.
The Russian aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, confirmed
that the plane, an AN-148 aircraft, departed at 2:21 p.m. from Domodedovo Airport for Orsk — about 1,000 miles southeast of Moscow — and disappeared from radar shortly after.
In October 2015, a Russian charter flight ferrying 224 passengers
and crew members to St. Petersburg from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, crashed soon after taking off, killing everyone on board.
In December 2016, a Russian aircraft bound for Syria carrying a military band to entertain Russia’s
forces there crashed into the Black Sea moments after takeoff, killing all 92 people aboard.
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