According to local media reports, a Russian military aircraft crashed and caught fire on Friday in western Russia, killing at least four people and injuring six more.
According to the Russian defense ministry and the state-run news agency Interfax, the IL-76 military transport plane crashed close to the city of Ryazan after attempting an emergency landing because of an engine issue while on a training flight.
As it tried to touch down, the plane “partially collapsed,” according to the ministry.
In Ryazan, local government officials reported four fatalities and five injuries that required hospitalization. The victims are in a stable condition, according to the regional government’s press service.
The victims of the crash were not identified by the defense ministry.
Ten people were aboard the military plane, according to a witness who spoke to the state-run TASS news agency in Russia. The IL-76 was reportedly traveling from Orenburg to Belgorod.
For more information, Newsweek has gotten in touch with the Russian defense ministry.
This is a developing story and it will be updated.
