4 killed in military plane crash South of Moscow-UPDATED

4 killed in military plane crash South of Moscow-UPDATED
# 24 June 2022 09:00 (UTC +04:00)

A Russian military cargo plane crash landed and caught fire south of Moscow on Friday, killing at least four out of 10 people on board, APA reports citing The Moscow Times.

The Il-76 cargo aircraft crashed in the city of Ryazan 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow, emergency officials said in a statement carried by news agencies.

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An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashed and caught fire while landing near the Russian city of Ryazan on Friday morning, killing three of the nine people on board, APA reports citing the Interfax news agency.

Six people have been injured, Interfax reported. It was unclear what organisation had operated the crashed plane.

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