74 people, including 65 Ukrainian service members, were killed in the crash in Belgorod Region
Ukraine has knowingly downed a Russian plane with its own prisoners of war in order to pin this “terrorist act” on Moscow, the Defense Ministry has said, adding that Kiev has once again shown its true colors.
In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry revealed the details of the crash of an IL-76 cargo plane in Belgorod Region, which claimed the lives of 65 Ukrainian POWs, as well as six crew members and three Russian soldiers.
The Defense Ministry said the “Kiev regime committed a terrorist act” by downing the Russian plane en route from the Chkalovsky military airbase near Moscow to Belgorod, which was transporting POWs for a further prisoner exchange.
Officials noted that the plane was hit at 11:15am local time by Ukrainian air defense forces stationed in Kharkov Region, adding that the military had registered the launch of two missiles.
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