Early report suggest that the Russian military Tu- 154 plane crashed over the Black Sea. Photo by Brian McDonough.
Early report suggest that the Russian military Tu- 154 plane crashed over the Black Sea. Photo by Brian McDonough.

MOSCOW: A Russian Defence Ministry TU-154 plane that had disappeared from radar over the Black Sea with 91 people on board has crashed, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, citing an unidentified source.

A rescue team had found the crash site in the Black Sea near the coast of Sochi, Interfax said.

Other Russian news agencies reported earlier that the Russian aircraft had disappeared from radar soon after taking off from Sochi, a Black Sea resort town. -- REUTERS