65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were being exchanged for Russian prisoners, along with 5 crew members and 3 Russian soldiers.
Monitoring Desk
Moscow: (Monitoring Desk) A Russian plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed, killing all the people on board. According to British media Dawn TV, the Russian military transport plane crashed in Ukraine. Crashed and caught fire at Belgorod on return. The plane completely burned to ashes before any help could be found. In this plane, 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were being brought to be exchanged with Russian prisoners, while the plane also had 5 crew members and 3 Russian soldiers. were present All the people were killed in the accident. Meanwhile, the speaker of the Russian Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, accused Ukraine of shooting down the passenger plane carrying the prisoners of war. Ukraine shot down its troops in the air. AFP, meanwhile, quoted local Ukrainian media as saying that its defense forces shot down the Russian plane because it was carrying an S-300 ground-based air defense system carrying missiles. Note that the Russian IL-76 aircraft was designed to carry troops, cargo, and military equipment such as tanks, howitzers and ammunition.
