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Russian An-26 transport plane destroyed in Crimea

12 December, 2025 Friday
10:33

A Russian An-26 military transport plane has been destroyed at the Kacha military airfield near Sevastopol in occupied Crimea

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The Russian propagandist Telegram channel Na Predele reported the information.

According to the channel's authors, the plane was attacked by a Ukrainian drone.

There are also reports of killed and wounded at the scene. This likely refers to the aircraft's crew or airfield ground personnel.

Information about the attack on the airfield is also confirmed by partisans of the Atesh resistance movement. They state that they assisted the Ukrainian Defense Forces in carrying out this operation. 

According to the Oryx resource, Russia has lost three An-26 aircraft destroyed or damaged during the full-scale war.

  • On December 9, a military transport An-22 aircraft crashed in Russia's Ivanovo region.

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