An Il-76 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, reportedly carrying 15 people.
In videos posted on platform X, the plane can be seen on fire with the pilot trying to steer away from populated areas.
Un aereo russo da trasporto militare si è schiantato a Ivanovo (Russia)
Si tratta ✈️ dell’IL-76.
A bordo c’erano 12 persone.
L’aeroporto in fiamme…
Dicono che durante il volo abbia perso un motore ed altro preso fuoco 🔥 #DefendDemocracyAidUkraine #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/aXDFhnLmyu— VADYM 🇺🇦🌐🇮🇹 (@VadymVietrov) March 12, 2024
So far, the fate of the 15 passengers aboard the aircraft remains unknown, which reportedly was conducting a training flight.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the plane carried “eight crew members and seven passengers.”
🚨 Breaking: The Russian Defense Ministry reports an Il-76 military aircraft crashed during takeoff in the Ivanovo Region. Onboard were 8 crew members and 7 passengers. Preliminary reports indicate an engine fire during takeoff as the cause of the crash. #Russia pic.twitter.com/cFao2PgXby
— GAROWE ONLINE (@GaroweOnline) March 12, 2024
“On March 12 at approximately 13:00 Moscow time, an Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed in the Ivanovo region shortly after takeoff for a scheduled flight. The plane was carrying eight crew members and seven passengers. According to the initial report from the crash site, the cause of the crash was a fire that broke out in one of the engines during takeoff,” the statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
The airplane had taken off from the Ivanovo airport, near Moscow.
The crash comes a few weeks after the crash of an IL-76 aircraft, which Moscow claimed was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, in a Russian region bordering Ukraine. The Ivanovo area is more than 700 kilometers away from the Ukrainian border.
