One soldier was killed and five injured during an An-26 military transport aircraft training flight in Russia's Saratov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
"The plane caught fire during a hard landing. One serviceman was killed, five crew members were quickly delivered to the medical institution by a search and rescue helicopter," the ministry said in a statement, APA reported citing Sputnik International.
The ministry said preliminary information from the scene indicates the cause of the accident could have been engine failure. A special Defense Ministry commission was dispatched to uncover the causes of the crash-landing on approach to the Balashov airfield.
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