A Russian court on June 20 sentenced pilot Denis Yevdokimov to six years in a colony settlement over a plane crash in 2019 that killed 41 people. A colony settlement is a dormitory-like penitentiary located near an industrial facility where convicts work alongside regular employees. Yevdokimov, who pleaded not guilty to the charge of violating safety rules while operating a plane, was the crew leader of the Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100, which caught fire during an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. Investigators say the crew violated instructions after the plane bounced off the runway, which led to the deadly crash. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russian Pilot Sentenced To Six Years Over Deadly Plane Landing In 2019
Forty-one people died in the crash at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport in 2019.