• An Il-76 transport plane crashed in Russia’s western district of Ryazan.
• At least two people died and six were injured, Russian media report.
• The crash occurred as the plane tried to land in the city about 200km south of Moscow.

An Il-76 transport plane crashed in Russia’s western district of Ryazan early on Friday, leaving at least two people dead and six others injured.

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When the plane tried to land in Ryazan, a city about 200 kilometres south of Moscow, it crashed and caught fire.

According to the report, the fire was immediately extinguished, and the search and rescue operation is still ongoing.

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