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Two of the seven crew members crashed in the Khabarovsk Territory Tu-95 were killed, their bodies were found. On Tuesday the Defense Ministry said, RIA Novosti reported.
It was previously found five surviving members of the crew of the crashed bomber, was found two.
The bomber Tu-95 MS crashed at 9:51 MSK near aviapoligona “Litovko” 60 km from Khabarovsk. The crew jumped with parachutes.
The Fall of Tu-95 MS occurred at 9:51 MSK 60 kilometers from Khabarovsk, in the area of aviation ground “Litovko.” The crew managed to leave the plane by jumping with parachutes.
The Ministry of Defence preliminary cause of the crash bomber named technical failure. Flights bombers Tu-95MS were temporarily suspended. However Tass quoted a source in the Defense Ministry said that the fall of the Tu-95 was due to the failure of all four engines.
Tu-95MS – bomber, medium-range cruise missiles. His downfall was the sixth accident Russian Air Force since the beginning of the summer.
June 4 MiG-29 crashed in the Astrakhan region. According to preliminary information, the Defense Ministry, the accident occurred due to the failure of equipment. On the same day at Voronezh overturned latest Russian bomber Su-34.
June 8 at the air base in the Amur region in the strategic bomber Tu-95 engine caught fire, after which the aircraft skidded off the runway. As a result, one crew member was killed and five were injured.
On July 3 in the Krasnodar region crashed MiG-29 was carrying out a training flight. The crew managed to eject. July 6 Khabarovsk Krai crashed during take-off front-line bomber Su-24M. Both crew members were killed.
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