The Russian Defense Ministry reported that a Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia.
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She added that the Il-76 plane, carrying a crew of eight and seven passengers, crashed in the Ivanovo region. He did not say whether there were any survivors.
Ivanovo Governor Stanislav Voskresensky offered his condolences to the families of the victims, announcing that there was no damage on the ground.
The ministry’s statement stated that an engine fire during take-off was the likely cause of the crash.
The Ministry of Defense said in a statement that an engine fire during take-off was the likely cause of the plane crash, adding that a team of investigators had gone to Ivanovo to conduct an investigation.
Russian media broadcast a video clip showing the plane heading downward with at least one of its engines on fire.
The four-engine Il-76 is a heavy transport aircraft that has been in service since the 1970s with the Soviet and then Russian Air Forces.
Tuesday’s plane crash came the day the Defense Ministry reported dozens of attacks on Russia by Ukrainian drones.
Ukrainian drones have previously struck some military air bases deep inside Russia.
Military experts noted that as the number of Russian military flights increased sharply during the fighting in Ukraine, crashes also increased.
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2024-03-12 16:05:19
