https://goresee.com/videos/watch/3fafa4b5-e356-4ede-a4f6-02b833cdec73 On 9 December 2025, the last operational Antonov An-22 aircraft, operated by the Russian Air Force, crashed shortly after takeoff due to an in-flight breakup, killing all five crew members and two passengers. The aircraft was conducting a test flight prior to returning to service following heavy maintenance when the aircraft broke up midair and crashed into a lake (Uvod'skoye Vodokhranilishche) near Ivanovo, Russia at approximately 11:00 MSK. The aircraft involved was a Antonov An-22A, registered as RF-08832, msn 053484317/07-04, manufactured in 1975, equipped with four Kuznetsov NK-12MA turboprop engines. There were five crew members on board: Captain Sergey Shmakov, who was also a Major for the Russian Air Force, first officer Dmitry Yatsenko, flight officer Kirill Vakulenko, flight engineer Alexey Dorofeev, who was also a Senior Lieutenant for the Russian Air Force, and system engineer Igor Belyakov. The aircraft was performing a test flight after heavy maintenance. While the aircraft was on its initial climb, it broke up midair, and crashed into a lake at approximately 11:00 Moscow Time, killing all five crew members and two passengers. The aircraft was the final operating Antonov An-22. After the crash, the Antonov An-22 was reported to have been retired from active service. Fri, 01 May 2026 23:35:06 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://goresee.com https://goresee.com/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://goresee.com/videos/watch/3fafa4b5-e356-4ede-a4f6-02b833cdec73 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://goresee.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.