In the early morning of June 24, 2022, an Ilyushin Il-76MD cargo aircraft of the Russian Air Force[1] was operating a flight from Orenburg Tsentralny Airport to Belgorod International Airport with an intermediate flight to Dyagilevo air base crashed immediately after takeoff from Dyagilevo air base,[1] near the Mikhailovsky highway area in the city of Ryazan.

[2] According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, the plane was operating a training flight from Orenburg to Belgorod and landing in Ryazan for refueling.

The following people died as a result of the disaster: The aircraft performed a training flight from Orenburg to Belgorod with an intermediate landing (for refueling) in Ryazan.

[4] Immediately after takeoff from the air base in Ryazan, a fire broke out in its No.4 engine.

[6] At 3:18 PM, the plane made a hard landing on the ground, damaging power lines.