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- As NPR's Lucian Kim tells our newscast from Moscow, the plane was reportedly carrying members of a military choir, the famed Alexandrov Ensemble, who were to perform in a holiday concert for Russian service members deployed in Syria.
Defense Ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said soldiers and nine reporters were also on board the plane, notes the BBC.
A respected Russian charity doctor, Yelizaveta Glinka, was among the passengers, says the AP.
There's no indication of any known survivors.
coffeesp00ns · 2676 days ago · link ·
man, the Alexandrov Ensemble are known even outside of Russia. Fantastic men's chorus. Huge loss.