In the Russian city of Ivanovo, an enemy aircraft, preliminarily an Il-76, catches fire. Local Telegram channels publish a video of the aircraft with a burning engine and a subsequent heavy fire at the airfield.
According to the SHOT channel, residents of Ivanovo spotted the plane around 12:45 local time.
"A plane with the engine on fire tried to land at the airfield in the Ivanovo region. At the moment, there is a lot of smoke coming from the airfield," Russian sources report.
The crash occurred near the Severny airfield, where A-50s are based, the enemy adds.
The ASTRA Telegram channel later published a photo.
According to channel 112, it is an Il-76 military transport aircraft. Emergency services are arriving at the scene en masse. The Russians report that, preliminarily, there were 12 people on board, all of whom died.
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An IL-76 military transport aircraft crashed in the Ivanovo region. The aircraft's engine caught fire in the air.
Russian media reported that everyone on board died.
The plane crashed in a forest belt near the village of Bogorodskoye on Tuesday, March 12, near a cemetery a couple of kilometers from the Severny airfield, reports 112, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
The IL-76 was performing a scheduled flight. After takeoff, one of its engines caught fire. The plane tried to complete an emergency landing and return to the runway, but crashed.
Emergency services are working at the scene. Firefighters are extinguishing the flames.
It is known that there were 15 people on board. The remains of five victims were found at the crash site. The remaining crew and passengers are likely to be inside.
