This is stated in the department’s Telegram.

“Upon the fact of a collision between an aircraft and a water refueling machine, a pre-investigation check is being carried out on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of Russia,” the statement notes.

The Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office also began an investigation into the incident.

“According to preliminary data, this afternoon, a car with drinking water, while moving along the apron, collided with an Emirates airline aircraft flying on the Moscow-Dubai route, damaging its bottom,” the department said in a statement.

Earlier it was reported that an Emirates Airbus A380-800 collided with a maintenance vehicle at Domodedovo airport.