Event Brief
Senior Russian Commander Killed in Air Crash
Filed: Apr 06, 2026 at 5:05 AM ET
Summary: Alexander Otroshchenko, a senior Russian air force commander, died in a military transport aircraft crash in Crimea.
WHO: Alexander Otroshchenko
WHAT: killed in a military transport aircraft crash
WHEN: Apr 06, 2026 at 4:05 AM ET
WHERE: Crimea
WHY: Preliminary cause was technical malfunction of the aircraft.
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