The Economic Times

Russia's long-range bomber crashes on a training mission, killing 6 crewmembers

A Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable strategic bomber crashed on a training mission in the country's far east, killing six members of its crew, leaving only one survivor. The aircraft went down in an unpopulated area in the Amur region. The defence ministry said the plane wasn't carrying any weapons onboard and a team of investigators has flown to the area to to determine the caus of the crash.