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Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people.

On June 28, in the year 1982, Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of June 28, one of 428 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Aeroflot Flight 8641 was a Yakovlev Yak-42 airliner on a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Leningrad to Kiev. On 28 June 1982, the flight crashed south of Mazyr, Byelorussian SSR, killing all 132 people on board. The accident was both the first and deadliest crash of a Yakovlev Yak-42, and remains the deadliest aviation accident in Belarus.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on June 28, 1982 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
  • The event is associated with a specific geographical location (see map below).
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 19 February 2026.

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