Russian Plane Crashes Into Black Sea

A Russian military transport plane which went off the radar en route to Syria has crashed into the Black Sea.
Rescue helicopters have discovered the Tu-154 carrying members of the famous Alexandrov Ensemble army choir.

Ongoing investigations confirmed that 92 people were on board the Tupolev transport plane which included 84 passengers and eight crew members.

The cause of the tragic incident has not been ascertained but reports say it went missing over the Black Sea shortly after refuelling at an airport near Sochi.

The famous musical band was travelling to the Russian military base Khmeimim near Latakia, Syria, to take part in Christmas celebration with the troops deployed there.