Russia reports military plane crash. Authorities say several people have died when a military plane crashed in Russia.
Accordingly, an engine caught fire before the transport plane crashed. There were 15 people on board the plane, including eight crew members and seven passengers. In January, an Il-76 crashed over the Russian border region of Belgorod. According to Moscow, 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were supposedly on the plane being transported for exchange and were killed. The plane can transport up to 126 paratroopers with full equipment and a maximum of 48 tons of cargo.