“As a result of a hard landing of an Airbus aircraft en route Zhukovsky-Simferopol, out of 226 people, 23 passengers were sent for hospitalization, including five children,” the ministry said in a statement.

The condition of the victims is assessed as moderate, close to satisfactory.

As reported, the A321 aircraft made an emergency landing in the suburbs with the landing gear removed, before landing, the crew turned off the engines.

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