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Russia Finds Flight Data Recorder in Black Sea Russia Finds Flight Data Recorder in Black Sea
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MOSCOW — The flight data recorder of the Russian military passenger plane that crashed into the Black Sea near the resort town of Sochi, killing all 92 passengers and crew on board, has been recovered, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. MOSCOW — The flight data recorder of the Russian military passenger plane that crashed into the Black Sea near the resort town of Sochi, killing all 92 passengers and crew members on board, has been recovered, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
The flight recorder was found about a mile away from the shore and will be transferred to Moscow for decoding, Defense Ministry said in a statement, after the crash on Sunday of a Tupolev 154 carrying members of the famed Alexandrov Ensemble. The flight recorder was found about a mile from the shore and will be transferred to Moscow for decoding, the Defense Ministry said in a statement, after the crash on Sunday of a Tupolev 154 carrying members of the famed Alexandrov Ensemble.
Twelve bodies have been recovered, along with 156 pieces of remains, according to the statement, and all were shipped to Moscow for identification. Relatives have identified just one victim, it said. Twelve bodies have been recovered, along with 156 human remains, according to the statement, and all were sent to Moscow for identification. Relatives have identified just one victim, it said.
The Russian authorities have not ruled out terrorism as the cause of the crash, but they have said it was unlikely, and the data from the flight recorder will be crucial in determining why the plane went down.The Russian authorities have not ruled out terrorism as the cause of the crash, but they have said it was unlikely, and the data from the flight recorder will be crucial in determining why the plane went down.
The plane was taking the Alexandrov Ensemble to Syria to deliver a celebratory concert to Russian troops there; nine journalists were also on board, as was Yelizaveta P. Glinka, a prominent philanthropist, who was carrying a shipment of medicine to a hospital in Syria.The plane was taking the Alexandrov Ensemble to Syria to deliver a celebratory concert to Russian troops there; nine journalists were also on board, as was Yelizaveta P. Glinka, a prominent philanthropist, who was carrying a shipment of medicine to a hospital in Syria.
The Russian authorities said the airplane, a Soviet-made Tupolev 154, was technically fit and had recently undergone repairs. The pilot was experienced and had 1,900 hours of flying time at the controls of this type of plane. The Russian authorities said the airplane, a Soviet-made Tupolev 154, was technically fit and had recently undergone repairs. The pilot was experienced and had 1,900 hours of flying time at the controls of that type of plane.
Russia’s Federal Security Service said in a statement on Monday that “no signs and facts, pointing on the possibility of a terrorist act or sabotage on board have been discovered.” The Federal Security Service, or F.S.B., said in a statement on Monday that “no signs and facts pointing to /the possibility of a terrorist act or sabotage on board have been discovered.”
The F.S.B. offered several theories to explain the crash: bad fuel, pilot error, foreign objects getting sucked into the engine, and a technical malfunction. The F.S.B. offered several theories to explain the crash: bad fuel, pilot error, foreign objects getting sucked into the engine or a technical malfunction.
President Vladimir V. Putin ordered the deployment of military forces to Syria in September, citing the need to address the terrorist threat before it reached Russian territory, but so far the main goal appears to have been propping up the rule of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad. President Vladimir V. Putin ordered the deployment of military forces to Syria in September, citing the need to address the terrorist threat there before it reached Russian territory, but so far the main goal appears to have been propping up the rule of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.
In response to the crash, Russia has started an expansive search-and-recovery operation in the Black Sea, involving 45 ships, 12 planes, five helicopters and 192 divers, the Defense Ministry said. In response to the crash, Russia started an expansive search-and-recovery operation in the Black Sea involving 45 ships, 12 planes, five helicopters and 192 divers, the Defense Ministry said.
Mr. Putin declared Monday a day of mourning in Russia with the country’s television channels playing sorrowful music with the pictures of those killed in the background. Memorial services were conducted throughout the country, with people bringing flowers and candles. Mr. Putin declared Monday a day of mourning in Russia, and the country’s television channels played sorrowful music and showed photographs of those killed. Memorial services were conducted throughout the country, with people bringing flowers and candles.