Il-22. Photo: video still.
A message was published on the website of the government of the Ivanovo region, which states that on June 24, the crew of an Il-22 aircraft based in the region died while performing military duty. Recall that on this day, an attempt was made to rebel Yevgeny Prigozhin and PMC «Wagner». Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier that pilots who did not flinch and honorably fulfilled their military duty died in the confrontation with the rebels.
Governor of the Ivanovo Region Stanislav Voskresensky expressed his condolences to the families of the dead heroes and ordered to provide all necessary assistance to their families Ivanovo military personnel.