Russian Claims: Downed Ilyushin II-76 and Mounting Tensions with Ukraine – Latest News 24th Jan

2024-01-26 02:07:43
2024-01-26 10:07 Compiled by Lianhe Daily: Xu Yuhan/Real-time reporting

Russia claimed that an Ilyushin II-76 transport plane was shot down and crashed by Ukraine in the Belgorod Oblast adjacent to the Ukrainian border on the morning of the 24th local time. All 74 people on board, including dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war, were killed. . CNN reported that a Ukrainian military intelligence official pointed out that intelligence showed that only five bodies were transported from the crash site of a Russian military transport plane to a nearby morgue, expressing concern about Russia’s claim that dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in the crash. Suspect.

Ukraine and Russia have conflicting statements about the downing of the Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane in the Belgorod region on the morning of the 24th. Moscow said the plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian military prisoners, while Kiev said the plane was carrying Russian missiles that would be used to further attack Ukraine.

The report pointed out that Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Service spokesman Andriy Yusov said that the number of corpses transported to the morgue matched the number of crew members on the plane, and no other corpses were found.

According to Moscow, all 74 people on board were killed, including six crew members, three military escorts and 65 Ukrainian military prisoners. A Russian governor announced the list of six crew members.

According to the report, Russia initially failed to provide visual evidence to support its claim that Ukrainian soldiers were on board. The first video leaked from the crash site seemed to only show a few bodies on the ground, but it did not appear that dozens of people were dead.

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Russia claimed that an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft flew into Bell near the Ukrainian border on the morning of the 24th local time…

The Russian Federation Investigative Committee issued a statement on the 25th stating that preliminary investigation results including data collected from the crash site showed that the transport plane was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile from Ukrainian territory, and that it would launch a terrorism investigation into the incident.

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