This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.

“During the training flight without cargo, due to an identified engine malfunction, the crew decided to land on the ground,” the ministry said.

The plane crashed in Ryazan on the morning of June 24.

Four people injured in the crash of the Il-76 transport aircraft on the morning of June 24 in Ryazan were hospitalized.

Information about the dead is being specified.