That’s what Russia says
On board the Ilyushin Il-76 machine There were 9 Russian crew members and 65 Ukrainian prisoners of warThis was reported by the Russian news agency Tass. The prisoners were flown to a planned exchange. There was initially no other confirmation of this information.
The Russian news agency Tass confirmed that the plane had hit fields rather than inhabited areas.
That’s what Ukraine says
The Ukrainian daily Pravda quotes a source confirming that the plane crash was the “work” of the Ukrainian armed forces. After a short time, Pravda changed its news: the Ukrainian armed forces had only confirmed that the plane had crashed. According to Ukrainian information, the machine Anti-aircraft missiles (S-300) on board have had.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said it could not yet confirm the report that the Il-76 was hit by Ukrainian forces as the data still needs to be evaluated.
⚡️An Ilyushin Il-76 military plane has reportedly crashed in the #Belgorod region of Russia, as reported by Russian Telegram channels.
There is no official information about the incident yet. pic.twitter.com/N2IdHdGfQZ
— KievPost (@KyivPost) January 24, 2024
With material from the SDA and DPA news agencies
Update to follow…
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