A
Russian military plane reported missing Sunday with 92 people aboard
has crashed, leaving a trail of plane wreckage in the Black Sea near
Sochi, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
A
Tupolev Tu-154 plane that was carrying 84 passengers and eight crew
members disappeared from radar Sunday morning local time after taking
off from the Adler airport near the Black Sea city, state-run RIA
Novosti news agency reported.
The
plane, which first took off from Moscow, was headed to the Russian
Hmeymim airbase in Latakia, Syria, where the country has a large
military presence, for a concert ahead of New Year's Eve, a source told
Russia's state news agency Tass. (surce; cnn news)
No news of any survival yet.
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