Belgorod Plane Crash: The Russian Il-76 military transport plane crashed in the Belgorod region, resulting in the unfortunate loss of all 63 individuals on board.
Potential Foul Play: Initial reports raise suspicions that the Russian Il-76 aircraft may have been deliberately downed.
Conflicting Details: According to the Russian government, the crashed plane near Belgorod carried 74 individuals, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners.
Ukrainian Claims: Ukrainian media alleges that Ukrainian forces shot down the Russian Il-76 aircraft, suggesting it was transporting missiles for S-300 air defense systems.
Missile Launch Incident: An anti-aircraft guided missile was launched from Kharkov, targeting the Russian Il-76 from a distance of 130 km.
The speaker of the Russian parliament accuses Kyiv of downing a plane transporting prisoners of war.
Update
Ukrainian mainstream media has removed a previous post in which it initially reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down a plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war, slated for exchange later today in Belgorod, Russia.
Russian Foreign Ministry asserts that Ukraine was responsible for downing the military plane in the Belgorod region, labeling the incident a “barbaric act of terrorism,” according to TASS.
Russian Defense Ministry attributes the military plane crash to the launch of two Ukrainian missiles, as detected by Russian radars – RIA.
The list of Ukrainian prisoners of war on the downed Russian Il-76 aircraft has been made public.
