Native of Ufa was killed in plane crash - soloist of Alexandrov Ensemble

UFA, 26 December 2016. /Bashinform News Agency, Leila Aralbaeva/. Yesterday the native of Ufa - soloist of the Academic Song and Dance Alexandrov Ensemble of the Russian Army Maxim Ivanov was killed in a terrible plane crash.

"Maxim is a native of Ufa, he lived with his mother in Chernikovka district. We studied together at the vocal department of the Ufa College of Arts", famous singer Radif Zaripov shared with Bashinform News Agency. He expressed condolences to his friend on his page on the social network.

After graduating from Ufa College of Arts Maxim studied at Chuvash Institute of Culture and Arts, then he graduated from Russian University of Theatre Arts (GITIS). The artist had a mother, wife and a little daughter.

Yesterday the Russian Tu-154, flying from Sochi to Syria crashed over the Black Sea. There were 92 people on board, no survivors. As a result of the terrible tragedy artists of the Alexandrov Ensemble headed by artistic director, famous conductor, Lieutenant General Valery Khalilov, the executive director of "Fair Aid" Elizaveta Glinka, journalists of the Channel One, NTV and "Zvezda" died. Today in Russia is a mourning day for the victims.