Russia News: A Russian Army plane met with an accident on Tuesday (March 12). There were a total of 15 people in it. All 15 people died in the accident. The accident happened in Ivanova, north-eastern area of Moscow, the capital of Russia.
According to local media, the plane caught fire just after it took off on Tuesday and all 15 people present in it were burnt alive. The aircraft Ilyushin-II 76 took off from an airbase in western Russia; according to the Russian Defense Minister, the accident occurred due to an engine fire during take-off.
Of the 15 people present on the plane, 8 were crew members, while 7 were passengers. It can be seen in a video that the entire plane was on fire. After this he lost control and fell to the ground. In the video, flames can be seen coming out of one engine of the plane and it is slowly falling down. In the video, a cloud of smoke can also be seen coming out of the plane.
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A similar accident happened in January also
A similar accident had happened in the month of January also. The Russian Army’s IL-76 transport aircraft fell victim to an accident in the Belgorod region near the Russia-Ukraine border. All 65 people on board that plane were killed. After the accident, Russia had alleged that Ukraine had shot down this plane. Along with this, it was claimed that 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were present in the plane. He was being taken to the Ukrainian army so that he could be exchanged for prisoners of war. According to Russia, 65 Russian people would have been freed in exchange for these 65 Ukrainian people, but this could not happen because of the Ukrainian army.