# Mediazona identifies 26 more troops killed in Crimea An-26 crash

https://mins.news/en/item/36035

- Meduza, 2026-08-28 18:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/28/mediazona-names-26-more-troops-killed-in-march-s-crash-of-an-an-26-military-transport-plane-in-crimea

> Journalists at the independent Russian outlet Mediazona have identified 27 military personnel believed to have died when an An-26 crashed in annexed Crimea on March 31. The aircraft carried 29 people. Authorities have not disclosed the full victim list or cause; only Northern Fleet aviation commander Alexander Otroshchenko has been officially named.

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