East Libya Forces Say They Destroyed Russia-Made Cargo Plane
- Attack by Haftar’s forces on Misrata targeted an Il-76
- Two Ukrainian company planes were previously attacked in Libya
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Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar’s forces said they destroyed a Russian-made transport plane carrying arms for their rivals in the west.
Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army, which has been waging a months-long offensive to take the capital, said it destroyed an Ilyushin 76 plane with a single strike and warned “foreign countries” of arming its rivals, according to a statement published on the pro-LNA Marsad news site.