Video: Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft crashes during takeoff in Russia's Ivanono region

An Ilyushin Il-76 plane crashed in the Ivanovo region of Russia during takeoff for a scheduled flight.

There were eight crew members and seven passengers on board. The cause of the crash was fire in one of the engines, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

The plane was making a training flight, Baza Telegram channel said.

The airplane crashed on the territory of a cemetery near the village of Bogorodskoye not far from the airfield.

There were no casualties or destruction on the ground.

The Il-76 plane crashed in the Ivanovo region during takeoff for a scheduled flight. There were eight crew members and seven passengers on board, the cause of the crash was fire of one of the engines, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement.

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