Besovets
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Besovets is a rural locality (a village) in Prionezhsky District
of the Republic of Karelia
, Russia
. Municipally, it is a part of Shuyskoye Rural Settlement of Prionezhsky Municipal District.
On June 20, 2011, RusAir Flight 9605
crashed near Besovets while on approach to Petrozavodsk Airport
, killing forty-five and injuring seven people.
Prionezhsky District
Prionezhsky District is an administrative district , one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Prionezhsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the city of Petrozavodsk . District's population: 18,597 ;...
of the Republic of Karelia
Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic seas...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Municipally, it is a part of Shuyskoye Rural Settlement of Prionezhsky Municipal District.
On June 20, 2011, RusAir Flight 9605
RusAir Flight 9605
RusAir Flight 9605 was a scheduled RusAir flight, operated as a RusLine service between Domodedovo International Airport and Petrozavodsk Airport using Tupolev Tu-134A-3 equipment, that crashed on approach to Petrozavodsk shortly after 23:40 local time on 20 June 2011, killing 45 people and...
crashed near Besovets while on approach to Petrozavodsk Airport
Petrozavodsk Airport
Petrozavodsk Airport is a joint civil-military airport in Russia located northwest of Petrozavodsk in Besovets, Shuya Rural Settlement . It services small airliners. It is a minor airfield with 12 parking stands and a small amount of tarmac space.The airfield has seen military use as an...
, killing forty-five and injuring seven people.