14 dead after fire on two ships off Crimea
The fire broke out when one vessel was transferring fuel to the other.
The fire broke out when one vessel was transferring fuel to the other.
Three people are still missing.
Investigators say they are keeping an open mind.
Early indications suggest the plane’s wingflaps may have been faulty.
Local media reports say that a minister confirmed the discovery this morning.
The 84 passengers included dozens of singers in Russia’s world-famous military choir.
The UN Security Council was to discuss the growing tensions today at the request of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Prime Minister is visiting the port city today.
Kiev today reneged on a post-Soviet agreement to allow freedom of movement for Russians into Ukraine.
Over the last 24 hours, 10 Russian combat helicopters and eight military cargo planes have landed on the Black Sea peninsula.
Flags flew at half-mast over the Kremlin in honour of the 171 confirmed dead in the country’s worst flooding disaster – but questions are mounting over whether officials did enough to warn of the impending calamity.
President Vladimir Putin described the worst natural disaster in the Krasnodar region’s history as a “catastrophe”.