4 November 2015, 12:47 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed the death of one Russian citizen in an An-12 cargo plane crash in South Sudan, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.
"I can now say that among the killed crew members of the An-12 that, as you know, crashed in South Sudan, there is a Russian citizen," Zakharova said at a briefing.
According to the plane’s manufacturer, the Antonov State Company, the aircraft was not permitted to fly as it had not undergone required maintenance.
