Russian military cargo plane crash killed 7

A military cargo plane crashed near the capital city of Moscow, killing seven people, including the pilot, and the country's defense ministry confirmed the accident in the Ivanovo area on Tuesday, with a distance of 200 km from Moscow.

According to the statement of the ministry, the ship was crashed in an AN-22 Military Transport series aircraft, which the Russian military usually uses for cargo transport. After repairing the aircraft, it was on an experimental (test) flight and there were seven people on the flight. All the crew including the pilot were present.

technics Shortly after the plane was in a desolate area of Ivanovo district, the Russian Defense Ministry said that no one else was injured by the pilot and the passenger.

An investigation committee has already been formed to investigate the cause of the accident and they have started work, the ministry said.