What happened
A scheduled commercial flight departed from Moscow-Domodedovo Airport at 21:40 local time, bound for Sochi-Adler Airport. While the aircraft was maintaining a cruising altitude of 12,100 metres, an explosion occurred during the flight. Following this event, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent.
The plane eventually crashed into a field situated in the vicinity of Gluboki. Emergency responders reached the wreckage approximately eight hours after the incident occurred. The impact resulted in the total destruction of the aircraft. There were 46 fatalities among the occupants, with no survivors reported.
Findings
Investigations into the incident identified that the aircraft suffered an in-flight explosion while at high altitude, which led to the subsequent loss of control and the fatal crash.