A Russian Il-76 military plane crashed on Tuesday shortly after takeoff with 15 people on board after an engine fire, Russian state media and Reuters reported.
The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that the plane crashed in the Ivanovo region around 1:00 p.m. Moscow time, TASS reports.
Russian publications reported that there were no survivors. According to an eyewitness, the IL-76 crashed behind the cemetery in the village of Bogorodskoe, the ground was not damaged, Russian state media also reported.
There were eight crew members and seven passengers on board the IL-76.
Unverified videos on Russian social networks show a plane with a burning engine flying towards the ground. A plume of smoke was shown rising into the sky as a helicopter flew over the area.
/1. A Russian Il-76 caught fire in the air in Ivanovo, Russia. As a result, the plane crashed. It is 700 km to the border with Ukraine pic.twitter.com/o911gqtvwz
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/6. The moment when the IL-76 lost its engine pic.twitter.com/F0e2yRFgoa
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/7. Russian sources claim that the IL-76 was on a training flight. A bird caught one of the engines during takeoff. After that, an attempt was made to land on the airfield. But during the landing, the engine shut down. Which led to the downing of the plane. pic.twitter.com/CMiZs0u7eg
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The Il-76 transport plane of the Russian Air Force crashed after taking off from the Severny airfield in the Ivanovo region. All 15 crew members and passengers died, Baza reports. https://t.co/sZG0kMYD9uhttps://t.co/H9d58SmR0chttps://t.co/I8f3vZOxWzhttps://t.co/dc94xmtMzV pic.twitter.com/CTPviMiP9N
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