AN-22 Plane Crash: Russia's military aircraft crashes in Ivanovo, report says

A Russian An-22 military transport aircraft crashed in the Ivanovo region northeast of Moscow on Tuesday, as reported by Reuters, citing Vesti state television channel.

The plane crashed during a test flight after repair work, Russian defence ministry said, AFP reported. According to the state news agency, seven people were on board at the time of the crash and it was unknown whether they survived.

"Today in the Ivanovo region, during a test flight following repairs, an AN-22 military transport aircraft crashed," state media quoted the defence ministry's statement. "The plane went down in an uninhabited area," it added.


Search crews had been deployed and an investigation opened into the accident, the defence ministry said.