An An-26 military transport plane of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed in Central Russia’s Voronezh Region on Thursday, its crew died, the press service of Russia’s Western Military District said.

"An An-26 plane crashed in the Voronezh Region on February 24, while performing a scheduled flight to transport military cargo. The crew died. There is no damage on the ground. According to preliminary information, the crash was caused by a technical malfunction," the press service said.

A commission of the Aerospace Forces has been sent to the scene to establish causes and circumstances of the accident.