MOSCOW, 4 Oct – Novosti. The Russian was killed in a military plane crash in Mali, Agence France-Presse reports, citing a military source.
A Russian died Tuesday in Mali when his plane, recently delivered to the Malian army, crashed near Gao, the agency said.
Earlier, the pan-African portal LSI Africa reported that a Su-25 plane crashed in Gao . According to him, one person died and several were injured in the crash.
The interlocutor of the agency said that we are talking about the aircraft of the Czech model Albatros, which was developed as a training aircraft, but is often used as a fighter.
According to the source, the plane crashed after returning from a patrol flight.
