On Tuesday, Russia announced that one of its Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo planes had crashed shortly after departure, carrying 15 individuals, reportedly due to an engine fire.
According to Russia's defense ministry, the incident occurred in the Ivanovo region. Reports from Russian online news sources indicated that there were no survivors.#ongoing #breaking a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 has crashed near Severny airfield (Russia). The latest data points to 15 dead. Footage on social media shows the aircraft on fire before going down. ASN reported that an engine fell out before a landing attempt. Updates when… pic.twitter.com/JU7VYA4B90
— Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha (@OnDisasters) March 12, 2024
Unverified videos circulating on Russian social media platforms depicted a plane with one engine ablaze, descending. A helicopter was observed circling the scene as a dark plume of smoke billowed into the sky.BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 12, 2024
Russian Il-76 military transport plane drops an engine mid-flight and crashes in a forest.
12 Russians killed. pic.twitter.com/TD8vEbEeQF
Source: Reuters
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