Ministry of Defense: 27 officers were killed in the An-26 crash
The Ministry of Defense reported that 27 officers, including a major general, as well as ensigns and contract servicemen, were killed on board the An-26 transport aircraft that crashed in Syria, RIA Novosti . reports “As a result of the tragedy, 27 officers died, one of them with the rank of major general, as well as ensigns and contract servicemen. There was not a single civilian on board the An-26,” the ministry said. In total, according to the Ministry of Defense, 39 people died.