"Such Soviet aircraft are used, in particular, to transport the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry," HUR said.According to the agency, the plane, which belonged to the 117th Military Transport Aviation Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces, burned to the ground at the Orenburg-2 military airfield.The airfield is located 6 kilometers (3 miles) southwest of the Russian city of Orenburg. The city lies roughly 1,250 kilometers (780 miles) from the front line in Ukraine and 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of the Russia-Kazakhstan border.HUR shared footage of the fire without claiming responsibility for the incident."Every crime against the Ukrainian people will be duly punished," the agency added.The Kyiv Independent could not verify the report.Ukraine has carried out a number of strikes against airbases in an effort to weaken the more powerful Russian Air Force.