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The HUR also hypothesized that the aircraft might have been shot down by friendly fire while Russian air defenses tried to intercept a drone. Reacting to Russian assertion of POWs on board, it also said that Russia was possibly using Ukrainian POWs as human shields to transport weapons and ammunition. [49]
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.
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 ...
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 Russia says Ukraine had 15-minute warning on PoW flight, Kyiv denies this Skip to main ...
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]
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.
The crew decided to make an emergency landing. Before landing, the plane circled over the meadows. [6] At 3:18 PM, the plane made a hard landing on the ground, damaging power lines. The plane crashed and caught fire. There is no significant damage on the ground after the crash. [7] Three people died immediately after the crash.