Crash Claims Lives of 29 Military Personnel

Lieutenant General Alexander Otroshchenko died in a plane crash in Crimea on March 31.
An-26 military plane crashed into a cliff, killing 29 personnel.
Technical malfunction cited as preliminary crash cause.
Murmansk Governor confirmed general's death after recent meeting.
Federal investigators probe under Article 351 for flight rule violations.
BBC states Otroshchenko is 14th Russian general killed since 2022 invasion.
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