A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said.

It said the Il-76 aircraft with eight crew and seven passengers crashed in the Ivanovo region. It didn’t say whether there were any survivors.

andrew_bidlaw,

Who was on board?

FaizalR,

They goes straight to hell.

sincle354,

Oh shit we're doing this again.

YT video I learned this from.

someguy3,

Wonder if sanctions meant they couldn’t get parts.

*probably not

The four-engine Il-76 is a heavy-lift transport plane that has been in service since the 1970s with the Soviet and then Russian air force.

theodewere,
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    bamboo,

    The parts are made by a Russian company in Russia. They are certainly supplying the military.

    xmunk,

    For once Boeing is doing God’s work.

    cloud_herder,

    I don’t disagree with the sentiment but the Ilyushin Il-76 is made by Ilyushin, not Boeing. Let’s not cross the streams incorrectly.

    xmunk,

    Sorry, I forgot to tag the comment above with JOKE

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