What we find out about Russia’s crashed army airplane | DW News

A Russian army transport airplane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of warfare on their manner for a prisoner change has crashed over Russia’s Belgorod area, the Defense Ministry in Moscow stated.

According to the TASS state information company, there have been additionally six Russian crew members and three escorts on board the Ilyushin Il-76 plane. It was not instantly clear what precipitated the crash, which occurred round 11 a.m. Moscow time (0800 UTC). The governor of Russia’s Belgorod area stated everybody onboard the army transport airplane had died within the crash. A particular army fee was on the best way to the crash web site close to the border with Ukraine, the ministry stated. Ukrainian media initially cited army sources as saying that Ukrainian forces downed the airplane and that it was transporting missiles, however later corrected their studies, saying the data was unconfirmed. Mykhailo Podolyak, a Ukrainian presidential adviser, advised Reuters information company that "Comments will come somewhat later. Time is required to
make clear all the information."

The Kremlin stated in response to a reporter’s query that it was trying into the scenario. The Belgorod area has come below frequent assault from Ukraine in current months.

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