With a little bit of luck, those casualties from that Il-76 will have been some of the US mercenaries fighting now in eastern Ukraine, as reported by a lot of people including the german Bild newspaper. Totally similar to Blackwater fighting alongside the Croats to oust the Serbs from Krajina 20 years ago - except that this time the Russians are going to be a much, much tougher nut to crack.
For your information a lot of people in Europe are no longer swallowing the usual propaganda from NATO, and be sure should US troops land there they will get such a welcome, Vietnam will have been a picnic compared to. But they seem to be busy in Middle-East again... also bombing themselves in Afghanistan, as they have been for years.
That why it's so much easier to send mercenaries, ar 1000 $ a day.
FYI, a european Air Force conducted less 8 months ago a squadron exchange with the Russian AF - same country which is currently polishing before delivery two beautiful assault ships (sort of aircraft carriers) which will fit very nicely in the russian Baltic and Black Sea fleets - thus making some to strangle themselves on the other side of the Atlantic, but who cares ....
So just to see how we care about it, enjoy the pictures :
Première historique pour les pilotes russes et français.
France Moves to Defy Allies on Sale of Warship to Russia - WSJ