An American Airlines regional jet carrying 60 passengers, including U.S. and Russian figure skaters, collided with a U.S.
Former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the flight from Wichita, which hosted last week’s U.S.championships.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday the death of Russian citizens on board the plane that crashed in Washington a day earlier.
After an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac river Jan. 29, more than 30 bodies have been recovered, NBC Washington has confirmed.