Overview
- The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed the crash in an unpopulated area of the Ivanovo Region with seven people on board.
- State media reported fragments on the shore and in the water near the Uvodskoye Reservoir in the Furmanovsky District.
- Search-and-rescue teams were dispatched to determine the crew’s fate, with some reports saying all seven are feared dead.
- A commission from the Russian Aerospace Forces has been sent to the site to establish the cause, which remains undetermined.
- The An-22 is the world’s largest turboprop transport and an aging type with only a few operational examples reportedly remaining.