Fatal crash of a Russian IL-76 near Ivanovo: photos have appeared online

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A Russian military transport plane, an Il-76, crashes near Ivanovo during takeoff, killing all 16 people on board due to an engine fire caused by a technical malfunction.

The Russian Telegram channel 112 published photos from the crash site of the Il-76 near Ivanovo, which killed 16 people, UNN reports.

Russian media and Telegram channels also report that the number of victims has increased - not 15, but 16.

Previously

The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed the crash of a military Il-76, which crashed while taking off from an airfield in the Ivanovo region for a scheduled flight.

There were eight crew members and seven passengers on board. All of them died, five bodies have already been found at the crash site, and the rest were inside the plane, which continues to burn.

The cause of the crash was a fire in one of the engines during takeoff, which was preliminarily caused by a technical malfunction. It is reported that smoke appeared in the engine immediately after liftoff, then the engine caught fire and part of it fell off in the air. The plane attempted to return to the airfield, but fell short and crashed in a forested area a couple of kilometers from the takeoff site.

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