April 2, 2026

BBC Russia reports Russian Northern Fleet general killed in An-26 crash

BBC Russia reported that Lt. Gen. Alexander Otroschenkо, commander of the Northern Fleet’s composite aviation corps, may have been among those killed when an An-26 military transport plane crashed in Crimea on March 31.

BBC Russia reports Russian Northern Fleet general killed in An-26 crash

TL;DR

  • Lt. Gen. Alexander Otroschenkо, commander of the Northern Fleet’s composite aviation corps, may have been killed in an An-26 crash in Crimea on March 31.
  • A Northern Fleet serviceman and a resident of Severomorsk confirmed Otroschenkо's potential death.
  • The An-26 military transport plane crashed on March 31 in Crimea, killing all 29 people on board, reportedly due to a technical malfunction.
  • Otroschenkо's death would mark the 14th Russian general killed since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
  • Northern Fleet servicemen were among the dead confirmed by the Murmansk region authorities.

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