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Russia stated that the plane was shot down by Ukraine while it was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) captured during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as six crew members and three guards, and that the prisoners of war were to be exchanged in a swap.
On 21 October 2024, a cargo Ilyushin Il-76 that had previously been suspected operating by New Way Cargo Airlines was shot down over the Darfur region of western Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the Sudanese civil war. All five people aboard were killed. The ownership of the aircraft remains unclear.
On 12 March 2024, an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashed in Russia's Ivanovo Oblast. [1] Fifteen people were on board when the aircraft crashed; eight crew and seven passengers. [2] No survivors were found. Russian sources said one of its engines caught fire and the plane crashed soon after takeoff. [3]
The Russian defence ministry said six Russian crew members and three Russian soldiers had been on the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane shot down near the Russian city of Belgorod near the ...
Moscow accuses Kyiv of downing the Ilyushin Il-76 plane in Russia's Belgorod region, killing all 74 people on board, including 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers en route to be swapped for Russian POWs.
Moscow accuses Kyiv of downing the Ilyushin Il-76 plane in Russia's Belgorod region and killing 74 people on board, including 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers en route to be swapped for Russian ...
An Ilyushin Il-76 is shot down over Darfur, Sudan, by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. All five occupants are killed in the subsequent crash. [75] [76] 23 October The headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is attacked by multiple perpetrators with bombs and firearms, killing five workers. CCTV footage reportedly showed a man ...
Transair Georgia Crash (September 21) - Shot down on approach at Sukhumi Babushara Airport. All 22 passengers and 5 crew died. Orbi Georgian Airways Crash (22 September) – Shot down as it was trying to land at Sukhumi. 108 people died. Transair Georgia Crash (September 23) - Shot at during boarding. 1 crew member died.