China News Agency, Moscow, August 14 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 14th that a Russian 200 aircraft crashed in Turkey on the same day.
The accident happened around 15:10 Moscow time.
At that time, the plane crashed while landing after performing the fire fighting mission.
There were 5 Russian soldiers on board and 3 Turkish citizens who indicated the center of the fire to the Russian soldiers.
After the crash, all people on board were killed.
At present, the Russian Ministry of Defense has sent an investigation team to the scene.
According to live pictures released by the Turkish media, after the crash, almost all the fuselage was burnt except for the tail.
The cause of the accident is currently unclear.
According to the Russian "NTV" television station, the aircraft lost contact with the ground shortly after the fire-fighting mission began.
According to preliminary judgments, the aircraft may have failed to rise to a sufficient height after collecting water and hit a mountain.
According to the TASS news agency, the aircraft is part of the Russian naval aviation and was dispatched to Turkey on July 8 in accordance with the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The personnel on board have been trained before departure and have experience in forest fire fighting.
According to the Russian Presidential Network, Putin has expressed deep condolences to the families of the victims in Russia, and at the same time sent a message of condolences to Turkish President Erdogan to express his sympathy and condolences to the victims in Turkey.
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu awarded the national medal to the killed Russian soldiers.
Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu expressed condolences to the Turkish and Russian people on this matter.
Be 200 is a twin-engine turbofan multi-purpose amphibious aircraft developed by Russia in the 1990s.
The aircraft is one of the largest amphibious aircraft in the world.
The aircraft is mainly used for fire fighting, and its fire-fighting type can carry 12 tons of water at a time.
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