No survivors found after Russian military plane with 92 on board crashes en route to Syria
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Source: Washington Post
MOSCOW — A Russian military passenger plane carrying dozens of Red Army Choir singers, dancers and orchestra members plunged into the Black Sea minutes after it took off en route Sunday to a military base in Syria, killing all 92 people on board, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
The Defense Ministry published on its website a list of passengers, who included 64 members of the famed Alexandrov ensemble, better known internationally as the Red Army Choir, heading to the Khmeimim air base in Syria to entertain Russian military personnel for the New Year holiday.
The choir, founded in 1928, has performed around the world and during the Cold War presented a human face for the Soviet Union with its repertoire of famed Russian folk songs. More recently, the ensemble, which numbered about 200 singers, dancers and musicians, added popular Western music to its performances. Among those who were on the plane that crashed Sunday, according to the list, was the ensemble’s artistic director, Valery Khalilov.
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I made several posts recently about this famed group singing SWEET HOME ALABAMA.
64 of its members died in a plane crash today.
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