On Tuesday, March 12, Russian media reported that an Il-76 military transport plane caught fire in the air and crashed in the Ivanovo region of the Russian Federation. Shoigu confirmed the relevant information and named the cause of the incident.
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The ASTRA Telegram channel reported the crash of an Il-76 near the city of Ivanovo, publishing relevant footage. It is known that the military transport plane was half destroyed. Local authorities reported the death of the crew, NBN reports.
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The Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti, citing a commentary from the defense department of the aggressor country, writes that there were 8 crew members and 7 passengers on board the Il-76.
A military transport plane crashed in a forest plantation near Ivanovo, not reaching the airfield. Shoigu claims that the cause of the Il-76 crash was the fire of one of the engines during takeoff.
Recall that on March 9 in Taganrog, drones attacked an aircraft factory. The A-50 aircraft was damaged as a result of the strike. British intelligence assessed the consequences of the incident for the “second army of the world.”
