2014 Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 shootdown

2014 Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 shootdown
76777, the Il-76 involved, photographed a month before the incident
Shootdown
Date14 June 2014 (2014-06-14)
SummaryShot down with shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles by Russian separatist forces
SiteNear Luhansk International Airport, Luhansk, Ukraine
48°23′54″N 39°28′47″E / 48.39833°N 39.47972°E / 48.39833; 39.47972
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-76MD
Operator Ukrainian Air Force
Registration76777
DestinationLuhansk International Airport, Ukraine
Occupants49
Passengers40
Crew9
Fatalities49
Survivors0

On 14 June 2014, an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the 25th Transport Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the Russia-backed separatists from Luhansk People's Republic while on approach to land at Luhansk International Airport, Ukraine, during the initial phase of the war in Donbas. The aircraft was carrying troops and equipment from an undisclosed location. All 49 people on board were killed.