{"id":26393,"date":"2023-10-21T12:40:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/?p=26393"},"modified":"2023-10-21T12:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:40:06","slug":"massive-russian-jet-engulfed-in-giant-inferno-while-carrying-mystery-cargo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/world-news\/massive-russian-jet-engulfed-in-giant-inferno-while-carrying-mystery-cargo\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Russian jet engulfed in giant inferno while carrying mystery cargo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A giant plane believed to be part of the Russian military fleet went up in flame as it took off from an airbase while reportedly carrying a mystery cargo.<\/p>\n

A brief clip seemingly shows the massive aircraft engulfed in a huge blaze, which exploded as it was still on the runway.<\/p>\n

The flames are believed to have spread from one of the engines of the vehicle, thought to be a Il-76 plane.<\/p>\n

As it rolled off the runway at the Ayni Air Force Base, the blaze took over the whole 72-tonne aircraft.<\/p>\n

The crewmembers and passengers aboard the jet at the time of the incident, believed to amount to eight people, managed to escape.<\/p>\n

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While the registration number of the aircraft is not believed to have been disclosed, the plane is thought to be the RF-86900 previously used to supply via Belarus, one of Moscow’s closest the Russia’s, the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

A source speculated the jet may have belonged to Vladimir Putin’s elite Pskov-based airborne troops – accused of taking part in the harrowing cleansing operations against civilians in Bucha in 2022.<\/p>\n

The insider claimed the nature of the cargo is being kept from the public due to “wartime political reasons”.<\/p>\n

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They added: “If it’s Pskov regiment then it’s a real disaster – we have lost five already.”<\/p>\n

Also known as Gissar Air Base, Ayni is in Tajikistan, located some 10 kilometres west of the former Soviet nation’s capital Dushanbe.<\/p>\n

Despite being outside of Russia’s borders and India renovating the airfield in 2011, it has been used over the years by Moscow.<\/p>\n