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A Russian influencer's plane was shot down by Moscow after being mistaken for a Ukrainian drone.

Auteur: FIGARO

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L’avion d’un influenceur russe abattu par Moscou après avoir été confondu avec un drone ukrainien

A small tourist plane was targeted by Russian air defenses on March 21 in the Moscow region. On board, Russian influencer Pavel Koshkin and his passenger Vadim M. were killed near a sensitive missile production site.

An incident occurred in Russian airspace on March 21, on the sidelines of the conflict with Ukraine. A small tourist plane was shot down by Russian air defenses in the Moscow region after being mistaken for a Ukrainian drone, according to The Sun.

On board was Pavel Koshkin, a Russian aviation blogger, accompanied by a passenger identified as Vadim M. Both men were found dead in the wreckage near Kolomna, about 60 kilometers southeast of Moscow. A witness described a violent explosion followed by a "cloud of blue smoke" in the sky.

Hit by a Tor surface-to-air missile

The aircraft crashed approximately three kilometers from a sensitive site, a factory producing, among other things, Iskander missiles, widely used by the Russian army in Ukraine. This location could explain the rapid response of the defense systems in a particularly closely monitored area. According to initial reports, the aircraft, a Czech-made Alto NG, was hit by a Tor surface-to-air missile system, designed to intercept small, fast-moving targets.

Auteur: FIGARO
Publié le: Mercredi 25 Mars 2026

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