Russia brings the first 11 victims' bodies to Moscow

(Baonghean.vn) - Early morning on December 26, Russian time, the bodies of the first 11 victims who died in the tragic Tu-154 accident were brought by specialized military aircraft to the Russian Defense Ministry's Forensic Center in Moscow - Russian Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov said.

Most of the victims' bodies were found around the crash site, about 6-8 km from shore. (Photo: Ria Novosti)

Accordingly, the victims' families must be present at this Forensic Center to conduct DNA testing to quickly determine the identities of the deceased.

Immediately after the accident, the Russian Ministry of Defense immediately mobilized more than 1,300 soldiers, 32 ships, boats, 109 divers, 5 helicopters, drones and remote-controlled underwater vehicles to search the seabed, and 250 Sochi police officers. Search and rescue teams were deployed to locate the missing plane and fragments of the fuselage were discovered 1.5 km off the Black Sea coast, at a depth of 50-70 meters. Search and rescue work is urgent and continuous.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said thatA Russian Defense Ministry TU-154 military plane crashed in the Black Sea, 1.5 km off the coast of Sochi. 93 people were killed, including 8 crew members. 84 passengers, including 8 soldiers and 2 federal officials. 64 singers and extras from the Alexandrov Ensemble, the official art troupe of the Russian armed forces. They were on their way to a New Year's performance at the Russian Hmeimim airbase in Latakia, Syria.

9 journalists from 3 major TV channels TV-1, NTV, and the Star channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The Russian country and people lost outstanding people such as: Elizabert Linka - Director of the famous Russian charity fund "Humanitarian Aid"; Alexandrov Valery Khalilov - outstanding conductor of the Alexandrov Ensemble orchestra./.

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(According to Ria Novosti)