Russia finds wreckage of military plane that crashed on Sunday.
Several pieces of wreckage from the Russian Tupolev-155 aircraft, which crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board on Sunday, were found on Monday, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations; around 150 fragments were located at a depth of 27 meters, about a thousand miles from the coast, according to Rimma Thernova, spokeswoman for the rescue team based in the seaside resort of Sochi, a Russian resort on the Black Sea.
From Radio France International
Several pieces of debris from the Russian Tupolev-155 aircraft, which crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board on Sunday (25), were found on Monday (26), according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. Around 150 fragments were located at a depth of 27 meters, about a thousand miles from the coast, according to Rimma Thernova, spokeswoman for the rescue team based in the seaside resort of Sochi, a Russian resort on the Black Sea. The information is from Radio France Internationale.
Eleven bodies have also been located, according to the country's Ministry of Defense. The search operations involve 32 ships, five helicopters, one airplane, and drones. In addition, 80 divers have been sent to the accident area, and 100 more will be sent soon.
A Russian military plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Sochi. The aircraft was headed for Syria. The causes of the accident are still unknown, but investigators have ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack.