Russian plane crash: Teenage ballerina and engaged couple among tragic victims after aircraft plunges into Black Sea

A Russian army singer named as dead in the Sochi air crash is still alive - because his passport was out of date and he was forbidden to fly.

The Tu-154 jet belonging to the Russian
defence ministry vanished from radar two minutes after taking off at 5.25am local time.
Roman Valutov, 29, was on the list of the aircraft passengers, but in fact did not board the ill-fated Tu-154.
“I was going through immigration and the girl there told to me: ‘Are you joking? Your passport expired back in July.’ I hadn’t realised.
“She told me to wait. I stood there worrying if I’d be allowed to fly, and in a few minutes I was told: ‘You’re not going anywhere.’
“I was nervous about the mistake over my passport, but I went home.
“I was there at 3.30 am and afterwards people start calling me, asking if I was alive... “I checked and found myself in the list of the dead. I was crying, honestly. My friends and relatives are shocked.”