“Dear Mr. President, please accept my deep condolences in connection with the tragic consequences of the disaster of a military transport plane on the island of Holo.

I ask you to convey my words of sympathy and support to the families and friends of the victims, as well as wishes for a speedy recovery to all the victims, ”reads the text of the telegram published on the Kremlin website.

On July 4, when landing in the Philippines, a C-130 military transport aircraft carrying military personnel crashed.

According to one of the eyewitnesses of the tragedy, before the plane crashed, several people jumped out of it.

According to the latest data from the country's armed forces, 50 people became victims of the accident, of which 47 were military personnel and three civilians. 49 people were injured.