Russia, on Tuesday, said that a military cargo plane with 15 people on board had crashed while taking off from an airfield northeast of Moscow for a scheduled flight.
This was according to a statement by the Russian defence ministry on Tuesday.
“An Il-76 military transport aviation plane crashed in the Ivanovo region while taking off to perform a scheduled flight.
“On board were eight crew members and seven passengers,” the defence ministry said.
AFP
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