A Russian military plane with a top secret cargo crash landed minutes after take off today.
The hulking Il-76 transport aircraft careered off the runway in remote Krasnoyarsk region.
It came to rest up an incline some 200ft from the runway.
The plane had requested an emergency landing minutes after taking off from Krasnoyarsk Airport in Siberia due to “engine trouble”.
It was given permission to land at nearby Cheremshanka Airport.
The authorities have not disclosed what or who the plane was carrying but said there were no casualties.
The Il-76 is widely used for military transport in the war against Ukraine.
This plane was en route to Ulan-Ude in Buryatia region when it was hit by the emergency.
