Russian military plane crashes killing 15 on board

Russia said one of its Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo planes crashed shortly after takeoff on Tuesday (March 12) with 15 people on board due to a fire in one of its engines. Russia’s defense ministry said the crash took place in the Ivanovo region. Russian online news services said there were no survivors. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: #russia #ukrainewar #planecrash