The Kremlin released a statement, voiced by Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, confirming that there were Russian citizens on the board the flight that crashed last night
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov offered his condolences to the families and friends of Russians killed in the plane crash on Wednesday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the Russian figure skaters were on board the crashed American Airlines plane.
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The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.
All are feared dead in a crash involving a Black Hawk helicopter built by Connecticut's Sikorsky and an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C.
Former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the flight from Wichita, which hosted last week’s U.S.championships.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday there were Russian nationals on board the American Airlines flight which collided with a US Army helicopter near Washington DC.