Netko wrote in
x.com:

An Il-76 with a box above the forward fuselage. Anybody know what
it's for? (the box, that is, rather than the Candid)?

The picture comes from an article about Il-76 deliveries being resumed
in 2011 but, given the Aeroflot markings, I assume it's an old
photograph.

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Appears to be

Il-82 (Il-76VKP)
Il-82 - Airborne Command Post/communications relay aircraft, (alternative
designation - Il-76VKP-'version65S').