Stavropol

A local bird sanctuary in Stavropol territory said of 1,051 birds affected by the oil spill that have been delivered to them only about 17% have survived.

It said the plane eventually went down in Russia's Stavropol region after it had launched a missile strike on Ukraine.

Two pilots had been found alive, a third crew member was killed and rescue services were looking for a fourth, Stavropol's regional governor said.

But Stavropol Gov. Vladimir Vladimirov said one of the rescued pilots died.

Stavropol regional governor Vladimir Vladimirov said only that the plane had crashed in a Russian field some distance north of the main city and two pilots had been found alive.