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In Russia’s Ivanovo region, a military transport aircraft, the An-22 “Antey,” crashed with seven crew members on board.
According to REN TV, the An-22 went down in the Furmanovsky District of the region. TASS confirmed the crash, citing operational services. Reports indicate that the aircraft belonged to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The crash occurred near the Uvodskoye Reservoir, and parts of the plane were found in the water. The “Antey” was reportedly on a scheduled post-repair flight.
Russian Ministry of Defense statement
The Ministry of Defense confirmed the crash of the An-22 transport aircraft.
“Today, during a post-repair test flight, the An-22 military transport aircraft crashed. The plane went down in an uninhabited area,” the ministry said.
A search-and-rescue team has been dispatched to the crash site to determine the fate of the crew. A commission from the Russian Aerospace Forces is also flying to the site to investigate the circumstances of the accident.
About the An-22
The An-22 “Antey” is a Soviet turboprop transport aircraft developed in 1965 at the Antonov Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex in Kyiv. It set 41 world aviation records.
Serial production took place at the Tashkent Aviation Plant, with the first An-22s delivered to the USSR Air Force in January 1969. Production continued until January 1976, with a total of 66 aircraft built.
The An-22 can carry 29 personnel with cargo, 290 soldiers, or 206 wounded. Its cargo capacity is 60 tons.
For context, in July, an Antonov An-24 passenger plane crashed in Russia’s Amur region with 49 people on board. No passengers or crew survived, and the wreckage covered an area of half a kilometer.
