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Russian military plane crash in Syria kills 39

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Russian state TV cited military officials as saying the aircraft had not been brought down by enemy fire.
MOSCOW – A Russian military transport plane crashed in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 people on board, Russian news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying, sharply raising the death toll from the Kremlin’s intervention in the Syrian war. President Vladimir Putin, who is running for re-election later this month, declared in December that the Russian mission in Syria was largely completed, but casualties continue to mount.

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