The military transport plane crash is already the third military plane crash in Russia in a week.
Russian a military plane caught fire as it landed in Ryaza, Russia, early Friday, according to the news agency Interfax. The city is located 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow. Four of those on board were killed and six injured.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the transport aircraft had an engine failure during the training flight.
“During the training flight, without cargo, due to an unidentified engine failure, the crew decided to land,” a Department of Defense statement said.
“The plane was partially destroyed when it hit the ground.”
The aircraft is a Soviet-made Iljuš Il-76 transport aircraft.
Of the week inside Russia have crashed into the ground three military aircraft.
A week ago, on Friday, a Soviet Sukoi Su-25 military plane crashed into the ground in Belgorod near the Ukrainian border. Another Su-25 crashed into the ground on Tuesday in the Rostov region, which is also near the Ukrainian border.
The pilot of the plane crashed on Tuesday died, but on Friday the pilot managed to escape. Both accidents are reported in the independent Russian-language media Radio Svoboda.
According to local military circles, the cause of the crash of both planes was a technical failure.
Russian media also reported the plane crashed on Tuesday Ria Novosti and Vedomosti.
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