Il-76 Disaster: 15 Feared Dead in Russian Transport Plane Ivanovo Crash

Up to fifteen people are feared dead after a Russian military transport aircraft crashed shortly after take-off on Tuesday.

Russia's Defense Ministry said that an Il-76 military cargo aircraft crashed at around 1 p.m. Moscow time (6 a.m. ET) during take off for a "scheduled flight."

A total of 15 people were on board when the aircraft crashed near the city of Ivanovo, northeast of the capital, Moscow, the Russian government said. There were eight crew members and seven passengers on the transport aircraft, according to Moscow.

Dramatic footage circulating online appears to show the aircraft in flames just before the moment of impact. Russian authorities said "the cause of the disaster was a fire in one of the engines during take-off."

Russian Telegram channel, Shot, purported to have links to the Russian security services, said several bodies had been recovered from the crash site, citing an anonymous source. This has not been officially confirmed by Russian officials.

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