Ilyushin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The vessel sailed across the Gulf of Aden to Berbera in the breakaway region of Somaliland, where a Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft was waiting, he added.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
Satellite imagery of the airport obtained by AFP regularly shows multiple Ilyushin IL-76D cargo planes, identical to others identified by AFP in airbases in the UAE and Libya.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
During those six days, the Russian-made Ilyushin Il-76 military transport lingered on Ovda’s tarmac for several hours before departing for either Baku or Ganja, the country’s second-largest city, just north of Nagorno-Karabakh.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
Those who refused the terms were flown out on Russian Ilyushin planes in the following days, two of those sources said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 7, 2023
The arrival of the Ilyushin coincided with a visit to Washington by a delegation from President Cyril Ramaphosa, sent to shore up the notion that his government was not taking sides in the conflict.
From Washington Times ● May 15, 2023
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