A major incident has come to light amid Russia's war with Ukraine. A passenger plane has crashed near Russia's capital Moscow. However, there were no passengers on board the plane in the accident. But it has come to light that three members operating the plane died. , However, investigation has been started regarding the entire incident.
The plane was heading to Moscow's Vnukovo airport
According to information, this plane belonged to Gazprom Avia. Gazprom is also Russia's largest natural gas company. Officials said that the plane was heading towards Moscow's Vnukovo airport. Russia's top investigative agency 'The Investigation Committee' has started investigating the causes of this tragedy.
The plane crashed after repair work
According to the information, the plane crashed during a test flight after repair work. Russia has been developing the Sukhoi Superjet for some time to replace Western-made aircraft. Russia has struggled to replace its old aircraft fleet after heavy sanctions over a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Accidents have happened before
Let us tell you that in May 2019 also a Sukhoi Superjet crashed. 41 people lost their lives in this incident. The pilot's mistake came to light during the investigation of the case. The pilot tried to land the plane full of fuel at high speed.