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2024-10-22 Africa Horn
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The moment a cargo plane carrying Russians crashed in Sudan was caught on video
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Footage has emerged of the moment a cargo plane crashed in Sudan, which may have had Russians on board. The corresponding video was published by Izvestia.
The footage shows the plane apparently being shot at. Later in the video, you can see the wreckage of the burning plane lying on the ground.
According to preliminary data, the plane was en route to the UAE, and among the crew members were citizens of Russia and Kyrgyzstan, the report said. The number of victims and casualties was not specified.
As reported earlier, on October 21, the Russian embassy in Sudan reported that it was checking with local authorities the information about the crashed cargo plane, which may have had Russians on board as crew members. The situation is complicated by the fact that the crash zone is located in Darfur, which is engulfed in fighting, diplomats noted.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that nine people, including four soldiers, were killed in the crash of a civilian transport plane at Port Sudan airport. The military statement specified that the plane crashed due to a "technical malfunction" during takeoff.
More from regnum.ru
Cargo plane in Sudan may have been mistaken for military plane and shot down by mistake
The Rapid Reaction Forces (RRF) participating in the Sudanese conflict may have mistaken a downed Il-76 cargo plane, which was believed to be carrying Russian citizens, for a military aircraft. This was reported on October 21 by the Sudan War Monitor portal.
According to him, one of the RSF commanders claimed that they shot down an "Egyptian Antonov" with the help of missiles. At the same time, the RSF commander Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo had previously accused Egypt of allegedly using its aircraft in the conflict. Cairo rejected this claim.
The portal noted that in fact an Il-76 was shot down. One of the crew members was found to have an ID in the name of Viktor Granov (chief engineer of the Airline Transport Incorporation FZC, a company linked to Kyrgyzstan and based in the UAE). Another crew member was found to have a Russian passport. However, no surviving crew members were reported; most of the plane burned.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on October 21 at about 03:00 Moscow time, an Il-76 cargo plane, whose crew included Russians, was shot down by members of the Rapid Reaction Forces fighting the Sudanese government. The crash site was in Darfur, which was engulfed in fighting. Everyone on board the cargo plane died. The Il-76 was transporting engineering aid from the UAE to the Republic of Chad. The aircraft was sent to provide assistance to another UAE plane, which was damaged during landing in West Kordofan in early October. This plane's engines were also damaged.
The passport of Anton S., a 33-year-old native of Tuymazy in the Republic of Bashkortostan, was found at the crash site of the Il-76 plane shot down in Sudan. Another Russian, Viktor Granov, was flying with him. They were flying to repair the UAE plane. On board the downed Il-76 were spare parts and tools for the planned repairs.
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