The multi-stop journey is emblematic of the circuitous routes used to avoid Western airspace or possible cargo inspections in unfriendly countries.

Radio Liberty's Russian Service has reported that an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft crashed near Severny air base in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. There were eight crew members and seven passengers on ...

A Russian Il-76 military jet that crashed near Ukraine's border was carrying 65 captured Ukrainians, Russian authorities claimed. "At about 11.00 Moscow time, an Il-76 plane crashed during a scheduled ...

Russian cargo plane blacklisted by the US lands in South Africa, triggering diplomatic tension and questions over sanctions enforcement.

The landing has raised concerns that it could worsen the already tense relationship between South Africa and the United ...

Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft is aiming to develop a further modernisation of the Ilyushin Il-76, upgrading the TD models before the end of the decade. The variant – designated the ...

Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets including ...

This week, I flew on SilkWay Ilyushin IL-76 transporter from Baku to Erbil, Iraq. The flight was completely different from the Western conventional airplane. It took a strong team of 5 men to operate ...

A Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76 transport airplane flies above the countryside near the city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on October 25, 2019. Credit: FADEL SENNA/AFP via ...

Accusations and confusion surround the shooting down of a Russian air force Ilyushin Il-76 transport near the Russian city of Belgorod on 24 January. Social media footage shot from a distance shows ...

A rare and thrilling sight – the IL-76 Ilyushin cargo jet roars overhead on final approach to land. In this video, we capture the raw power and unmistakable engine scream of this Soviet-era workhorse ...

FARNBOROUGH — The formal rollout of the first Ulyanovsk-built Ilyushin Il-76 heralds the transfer of manufacture of the four-engine transport to Russia from Uzbekistan. Production of the Il-76 at ...