Russian military plane IL-76 landed at the airport of Sevastopol

Russian military plane IL-76 landed at the airport of Sevastopol

The Russian military amphibious aircraft IL-76, which took off from the Zhukovsky airport from Moscow on February 26 at about 9 am Kiev time, at 12:33 (also Kiev time) came in to land at the airport of Sevastopol "Belbek in the annexed Crimea. This is evidenced by data from the Flight Radar aircraft monitoring website .

The press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that they are studying this information.

 According to Flight Radar, on February 20, this aircraft was spotted at the Yekaterinburg airport.



“The aircraft is designed for parachute and landing landing of personnel, military equipment, cargo, fuel, containers. The maximum possible loading is 47 tons, ”says the website of the Russian manufacturer Ilyushin .

Earlier it was reported that on the night of February 26, the air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian IL-76 near Vasilkov in the Kiev region. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.

Martial law has been introduced in Ukraine after a new Russian invasion. At 5 a.m. on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a “special operation in the Donbass” after an appeal for military assistance from the DPR/LPR groups, which he had previously recognized.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on general mobilization. Western countries have begun to apply new sanctions against Russia because of the attack on Ukraine.

Despite the direct invasion, the Kremlin denies any intention to occupy Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense also denies the Ukrainian side's information about downed Russian planes, bombed armored vehicles, the death of Russian soldiers and states that they do not shell Ukrainian cities.

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