Eyewitnesses report that smoke can be seen in the area of the Northern airfield. It is claimed that military equipment is being pulled to the crash site.
Preliminarily, it is an IL-76. No official comments have been received yet.
Russian Defense Ministry: Military Il-76 crashed during takeoff in the Ivanovo Region
There were 15 people on board – eight crew members and seven passengers. The cause of the crash was a fire of one of the engines during takeoff, the ministry said.
