07 September 2024 / 00:37 RU

    Armenian authorities probing military aircraft crash

    Armenia’s law-enforcement authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the fatal military plane crash.

    The Interior Ministry said that the Yak-52 aircraft crashed near the town of Yeghvard in Kotayk Province on Friday morning, killing its crew of two.

    The plane was on a training flight. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

    The Investigative Committee says that it has opened a criminal probe into the violation of safety rules.

    Investigators remain at the crash site.




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    19 July 2024 / 13:57