92 People Die in Russian Military Plane Crash
December 25 2016 By abiodun Giwa
First responders at work in rescue efforts to retrieve what they can from the crashed plane in the Black Sea (Courtesy: Reuters)
92 people reportedly died on Sunday, when a Russian military aircraft, traveling to Syria to entertain Russian forces, ended the journey in the Black Sea.
Vladimir Putin has declared Monday as a day of national mourning in Russia, according to the BBC.
Reports said that the Russian made Tu-154 got into trouble shortly after take off from Sochi and the plane was not found on the radar, but instead the wreckage was discovered in the Black sea, with its entire passengers of 84 and eight crew members.
The aircraft began its flight from Moscow and it stopped over in Sochie to refuel. And from Sochi, reports said the journey ended in the Black sea. This is the second time within one week, when the Russian involvement in the Syrian war comes with negative results for Russia.
Just last Monday, a Russian Ambassardor in Turkey, Andrew G. Karlov, was shot to death, commando style, while he delivered a speech at an art exhibition in Ankara, Turkey. The question that observers are asking is about what could have prompted Russia to be flying its soldiers to Syria for entertainment in a state of war. Is it to celebrate the conquest of the rebels by the Syrian strongman, Bashir al Assad over the fall of Aleppo in his favor? Are not people still dying in Syria amid the evaciation effort in Aleppo?
Though successful eventually in aleppo and take over by the Syrian forces may eventually lead to announcement of victory for the Syrian forces in the over four years of civil war. Yet, observers feel it is still questionable why a country that has found itself in the stalemate of death be moving a large number of its soldiers for entertainment there.
An ambassador killed commando style and 92 people lost their lives heading to give entertainment in a war thorn country. What do these developments suggest about Putin's leadership style?
Vladimir Putin has declared Monday as a day of national mourning in Russia, according to the BBC.
Reports said that the Russian made Tu-154 got into trouble shortly after take off from Sochi and the plane was not found on the radar, but instead the wreckage was discovered in the Black sea, with its entire passengers of 84 and eight crew members.
The aircraft began its flight from Moscow and it stopped over in Sochie to refuel. And from Sochi, reports said the journey ended in the Black sea. This is the second time within one week, when the Russian involvement in the Syrian war comes with negative results for Russia.
Just last Monday, a Russian Ambassardor in Turkey, Andrew G. Karlov, was shot to death, commando style, while he delivered a speech at an art exhibition in Ankara, Turkey. The question that observers are asking is about what could have prompted Russia to be flying its soldiers to Syria for entertainment in a state of war. Is it to celebrate the conquest of the rebels by the Syrian strongman, Bashir al Assad over the fall of Aleppo in his favor? Are not people still dying in Syria amid the evaciation effort in Aleppo?
Though successful eventually in aleppo and take over by the Syrian forces may eventually lead to announcement of victory for the Syrian forces in the over four years of civil war. Yet, observers feel it is still questionable why a country that has found itself in the stalemate of death be moving a large number of its soldiers for entertainment there.
An ambassador killed commando style and 92 people lost their lives heading to give entertainment in a war thorn country. What do these developments suggest about Putin's leadership style?
