Moscow"s defence ministry said 5 Russian servicemen and 3 Turkish nationals were killed The plane crashed near Adana Moscow: Russia on Saturday said all eight people onboard a Russian water-dropping plane died when it crashed in Turkey during a firefighting mission. Moscow’s defense ministry said five Russian servicemen and three Turkish nationals were killed in the crash, news agencies reported. The Russian defense ministry earlier said the Be-200 plane went down around 1330 GMT with eight crew onboard. The plane crashed near the southern Turkish city of Adana, it said. Russian consular representatives and a defense ministry commission were on their way to the crash site. In July, Russia said it would send Be-200 planes to Turkey to help it fight spreading wildfires. Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported that rescuers had rushed to the scene with television footage showing a column of smoke rising from a mountainous zone.