An Il-76 military transport aircraft has crashed during the takeoff in Russia’s Ivanovo Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
“On March 12, 2024, an Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed in the Ivanovo region at about 13:00 Moscow time [10:00 GMT] while taking off for a scheduled flight. There were eight crew members and seven passengers on board,” the ministry said in a statement.
The aircraft crashed as one of the engines caught fire during the takeoff, the ministry said, adding that a commission of the Russian aerospace forces is on its way to the Ivanovo airfield to find out the causes of the crash.
