Emergency services and rescuers are working at the site of the plane’s forced landing, which occurred due to a hydraulic system failure.
As stated by local governor Andrei Travnikov, among the citizens on board (159 passengers and 6 crew members) there were 23 children.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations claims that all passengers were evacuated and are being examined by medical workers.
It is also reported that the West Siberian Transport Prosecutor’s Office checks the implementation of flight safety legislation after the plane lands in a field. What caused the problem in the operation of the hydraulic system and led to the emergency is being established.
Problems of the Russian Federation with aviation
Recently, journalists and experts estimated that since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than a fifth of the known losses of Russian manned aircraft and helicopters were not caused by the actions of the opposing side.
Oryx calculated that as of August 17, the Russian Federation had lost 186 aircraft and helicopters, of which 13 were listed as “non-combat” losses. Experts also note that such figures, although not exhaustive, give a “terrible assessment” of the current state of Russian aerospace forces.
As for Ural Lines, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine recently announced suspicion to the head of the Russian campaign. It turned out that he transported Russian military personnel to the Ukrainian border by civil air transport, which operates flights to the closed airports Platov in Rostov-on-Don and Simferopol in Crimea.
We also note that due to sanctions, Russian airlines often experience air incidents. The fact is that in winter, due to a shortage of Western spare parts, the Russian Federation legalized the “cannibalization” of aircraft.
2023-09-12 05:34:35
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