Russian Antonov-26 military transport aircraft crashed in the Voronezh region.
The plane crashed near Ukraine, while transporting equipment.
The Russian Western Military District said in a statement on Thursday, according to RIA, a Russian state news agency.
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The statement read without justifying how many were on board, the crew died due to system failure.