Ukrainian prisoners on board?
Russian plane crashes near Ukraine – video shows explosion
Watch the video: Russian military jet with Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed – amateur footage shows explosion.
A Russian military plane has crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia, according to official reports. This eyewitness video is intended to show the incident. The RIA news agency, citing the Russian Defense Ministry, reported that there were 65 prisoners of war, six crew members and three other people on board the plane. According to the information, the aircraft is an Ilyushin Il-76 military transporter. The cause of the crash was initially unknown. The Belgorod region borders Ukraine. In recent months it has repeatedly come under fire from neighboring countries. A missile strike in December killed 25 people.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a military plane with more than 70 people on board crashed over the Belgorod region. 65 of them are said to have been Ukrainian prisoners of war.
A Russian military transport plane carrying more than 70 people crashed over the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine on Wednesday. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. There were 9 Russian crew members and 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on board the Ilyushin Il-76 machine, the Tass agency reported. The prisoners were flown to a planned exchange. There was initially no other confirmation of this information. According to the Belgorod regional government, all occupants of the military transport died
Russia: Apparently military plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed
In Kiev, the news portal Ukrayinska Pravda reported, citing military sources, that the Ukrainian side confirmed the crash. According to information from the General Staff, the aircraft was supposed to bring S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to the front. Ukraijinska Pravda had originally also reported that the Ukrainian military had spoken of the plane being shot down. This version was then changed.
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine of shooting down the military plane using missiles it received from the West, according to a statement cited by Russian state news agency Tass. No evidence is provided for the information.
Ukraine has been fending off a Russian war of aggression for almost two years – this Wednesday marks the 700th day of the war.