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.
The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event.They were also a married couple with a son who finished fourth last week at the U.
U.S. Figure Skating said several skaters, coaches and their family members were on the American Airlines flight that crashed near Washington.
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.
After an American Airlines flight carrying 60 passengers collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington D.C., President Trump confirmed that there are no survivors from the tragedy.
After an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac river Jan. 29, more than 30 bodies have been recovered, NBC Washington has confirmed.
Authorities were searching for survivors after a plane with 64 people aboard crashed into an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.
Russian figure skating pair Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among those on board when an American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army helicopter, the Kremlin said.
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
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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.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday the death of Russian citizens on board the plane that crashed in Washington a day earlier.