{"id":99986,"date":"2024-10-22T14:03:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/22\/russians-feared-dead-after-plane-shot-down-in-sudan\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T14:03:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:03:16","slug":"russians-feared-dead-after-plane-shot-down-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/russians-feared-dead-after-plane-shot-down-in-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Russians feared dead after plane shot down in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russia\u2019s embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur, a key battleground in the civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).<\/p>\n

The aircraft, identified as a Russian-made lyushin Il-76, was on a mission to deliver equipment and medicine to the army-held city of el-Fasher, military sources told Sudanese media.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the RSF said it had downed a Russian-made plane flown by the Egyptian military that it accused of bombing civilians \u2013 though it was identified as an Antonov.<\/p>\n

Egypt denies accusations that it has been providing military support to Sudan\u2019s army during the 18-month conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The vicious struggle for power between the army and RSF began in April 2023, leading to what the UN has called one of the world\u2019s worst humanitarian crises.<\/p>\n

Some estimates suggest up to 150,000 people have been killed since the war began last year, according to comments made in May by US special envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello.<\/p>\n

The UN estimates it has also forced more than 10 million people \u2013 about a fifth of the population \u2013 from their homes.<\/p>\n

Details about the crash and its mission are murky.<\/p>\n

The Russian embassy in the capital, Khartoum, said it was co-ordinating with the Sudanese military-led government to gather more information about the crash and those who were onboard.<\/p>\n

According to the Sudan Tribune news website, all members of the crew \u2013 including three Sudan nationals and two Russians \u2013 were killed in the crash.<\/p>\n

It quotes military sources as saying it came down in the Malha area, near the border with Chad, en route to the besieged city of el-Fasher. This has not been independently verified.<\/p>\n

El-Fasher is the only city still under army control in the western Darfur region \u2013 and has been under attack from the RSF since April.<\/p>\n

The RSF says it has the plane\u2019s black box and seized documents related to the plane and its mission.<\/p>\n

Viral footage from the alleged scene of the crash shows RSF soldiers with what appears to be Russian passports and identification cards next to the plane wreckage.<\/p>\n

Some reports suggest a technical fault may have been responsible for the crash \u2013 but both the army and RSF are saying it was shot down.<\/p>\n

Others indicate it may have mistakenly been targeted.<\/p>\n

This is because some documents seen in circulating video footage suggest the aircraft was affiliated with an airline previously linked to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\n

The Middle Eastern country denies allegations that it has been arming the RSF \u2013 though the UN says there is credible evidence.<\/p>\n

Fresh diplomatic attempts to negotiate a cessation of hostilities between the rival forces in Sudan have failed to make progress.<\/p>\n

Fierce fighting has recently escalated around Khartoum, which is largely controlled by<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Russia\u2019s embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur, a key battleground in the civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The aircraft, identified as a Russian-made lyushin Il-76, was on a mission to deliver equipment and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99986\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}