A high-ranking occupier was one of the passengers. The plane crashed on March 31 near the village of Kuibyshevo, Bakhchisaray district of the peninsula.
The source claims that a number of other officers flew with Otroshchenko. One of the residents of Severomorsk answered a direct question from journalists about the death of the lieutenant general: “Yes, he died.” According to her, her relative with the rank of major also died in the plane crash.
For the last 15 years, Otroshchenko has held senior positions in the Russian Army – from 2010 to 2013 he commanded the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet, then he headed the naval aviation of the Northern Fleet, commanded the 45th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Northern Fleet. In 2019, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and in 2024 he became commander of the mixed aviation corps of the Northern Fleet.
In 2014, Otroshchenko took part in the annexation of Crimea, and subsequently participated in Russian aggression in Syria. Otroshchenko became the 14th Russian general to die since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the report notes.
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Communication with An-26 was lost March 30 at about 18.00. The plane was performing a scheduled flight over Crimea.
On March 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the discovery of the crash site. The deaths of six crew members and 23 passengers were reported. IN The Russian defense department claimed that there was no damage to the aircraft. The preliminary cause of the crash was said to be a technical malfunction. A RIA Novosti source at the scene of the incident indicated that the An-26 crashed into a rock.
