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A Russian military plane crashed in the far eastern Amur region on Tuesday, killing six crew members and injuring another, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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The Russian Defense Ministry said the military plane crashed in an uninhabited area during a training flight and was not carrying ammunition.
“According to preliminary data, six crew members died, while one was injured and evacuated to a medical facility,” the ministry added.
According to Russian state-affiliated media, the accident occurred near the village of Krasnoyarovo shortly after the bomber took off from the Ukrainka air base.
The authorities opened a criminal case and an investigative commission of the Russian Aerospace Forces visited the crash site. Initial assessments suggest the plane crashed due to a technical malfunction.
Unverified videos posted on social media showed what appeared to be flames and smoke rising from the crash site, with roaring and crackling noises in the background.
The Tu-95 is a large nuclear-capable bomber designed in the Soviet Union, whose first flight took place in 1952. It is the only turboprop strategic bomber still in operational use.
Ukrainka Air Base, one of Russia’s largest long-range strategic bases, is located in the Seryshevo district of the Amur region in the Far East of the country.
In June 2025, he was among the targets of a major operation by the Ukrainian security service SBU against Russian military airfields called Spiderweb.
As part of Operation Spiderweb, FPV drones hidden in trucks with remote opening roofs were used to destroy or damage more than 40 Russian aircraft, including between seven and eight Tu-95s.
Russia has redeployed surviving strategic bombers from its European air bases to Ukraine.
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