On 24 January, a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 (registered RA78830) allegedly carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed in the Belgorod region, Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported: “at about 11:00 Moscow time, an Il-76 plane crashed in the Belgorod region while performing a scheduled flight.”
“On board were 65 captured military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces transported to the Belgorod region for exchange, 6 crew members and 3 accompanying persons,” the Russian department added.
Source within the Ukrainian military told Ukrainska Pravda that the aircraft carried S-300 rockets and was downed by the Ukrainian army.
Medical teams were sent to the crash site, a special commission was also flown in to establish the cause of the crash.
? Un Ilyushin Il-76 de l’armée russe vient de s'écraser dans la région de Belgorod, près de la frontière ukrainienne.
??Des dizaines de morts selon les médias russes.
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