 Russian IL-76MD plane burst into flames during take-off. Russian telegram channels report that an IL-76MD military transport plane caught fire during take-off from a military airfield in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Russian Bazaar MASH telegram channels reported this. According to preliminary data, on the night of the 19th to the 20th of October, a wheel exploded on the plane during acceleration, causing a fire to break out. The plane rolled out of the runway and burned. It is known that there were eight people on board. The crew was not injured. The IL-76MD 90AE military transport aircraft is designed to airlift troops, cargo, military equipment and weapons as well as to conduct air dropping and air landing of personnel, cargo, military equipment and weapons. The IL-76MD 90AE can be converted into an ambulance or firefighting versions. The aircraft provides capability of autonomous deployment and operation on unprepared airfields, including loading and unloading operations. The IL-76MD 90AE aircraft equipped with PS90A76 engines meets all the international ecological ICAO navigation. Flight safety, noise and emission requirements and thus it can be operated all over the world. Unlike most military transports, the IL-76MD was armed with two guns in a rear turret. It's worth noting that Russian aircraft have been involved in various accidents recently. For example on September the 23rd, an IL-76 crashed during landing in Mali which may be linked to Wagner Group mercenaries. A possible cause of the accident was reported as a malfunction in the fuel tank.