Moscow: A month after a Russian military plane crashed with Ukrainian Prisoners of War, a similar report emerged on Russian media where it said that a military cargo plane caught on fire and crashed in the Ivanovo region northeast of Moscow. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the IL-76 aircraft was captured descending toward the ground with one of its engines on fire. Other footage showed a column of black smoke rising from the crash site, The Moscow Times reported.

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According to reports, at least 15 personnel who were on board the ill-fated plane, were killed in the accident. Russia’s Defence Ministry said the plane crashed shortly after its takeoff. It said one of its engines caught fire.

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