Russian Air Disasters

A look at notable disasters over the past decade involving Russian planes or foreign planes:

A Russian passenger jet carrying 128 people caught fire and later exploded at a Siberian airport on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 10, officials said.The rest of the passengers and crew were safely evacuated before the explosion in the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut.Emergency services spokesman Vadim Grebennikov said the fire, which...

Russian servicemen used bank cards stolen from the remains of a Polish airliner that crashed April 10, withdrawing funds from the savings of one of the 96 Polish officials killed in the disaster, Russian news services reported Monday night, citing law enforcement officials.

A look at notable disasters over the past decade involving Russian planes or foreign planes:

A Russian passenger jet carrying 128 people caught fire and later exploded at a Siberian airport on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 10, officials said.The rest of the passengers and crew were safely evacuated before the explosion in the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut.Emergency services spokesman Vadim Grebennikov said the fire, which...

Russian servicemen used bank cards stolen from the remains of a Polish airliner that crashed April 10, withdrawing funds from the savings of one of the 96 Polish officials killed in the disaster, Russian news services reported Monday night, citing law enforcement officials.