The Russian Defense Ministry says a military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed while taking off from an air base in western Russia

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said.

It said the Il-76 aircraft with eight crew and seven passengers crashed in the Ivanovo region. It didn’t say whether there were any survivors.

  • BarqsHasBiteEnglish
    8•9 months ago

    Wonder if sanctions meant they couldn’t get parts.

    *probably not

    The four-engine Il-76 is a heavy-lift transport plane that has been in service since the 1970s with the Soviet and then Russian air force.