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WATCH Ukrainian POWs boarding doomed transport plane | WATCH Ukrainian POWs boarding doomed transport plane |
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Moscow has accused Kiev of shooting down an aircraft carrying its own soldiers | |
Moscow has released a video that it says shows Ukrainian POWs boarding the military transport plane which was shot down over the Russian border region of Belgorod on Wednesday. | |
The Russian Il-76 crashed near the village of Yablonovo, killing everyone on board, including 65 Ukrainian captives who were slated for a prisoner exchange, the Russian Defense Ministry said. | The Russian Il-76 crashed near the village of Yablonovo, killing everyone on board, including 65 Ukrainian captives who were slated for a prisoner exchange, the Russian Defense Ministry said. |
The Russian authorities are accusing Ukrainian forces of downing the aircraft with a surface-on-air missile. | |
Kiev has not provided its version of events, but confirmed that its forces consider Russian Il-76s and other military planes legitimate targets. | Kiev has not provided its version of events, but confirmed that its forces consider Russian Il-76s and other military planes legitimate targets. |
The minute-long video published by Russia’s Investigative Committee on Friday shows several trucks driving to a transport plane parked on a snowy airstrip. | The minute-long video published by Russia’s Investigative Committee on Friday shows several trucks driving to a transport plane parked on a snowy airstrip. |
The investigators described the footage as “Ukrainian POWs boarding the Il-76 that crashed in the Belgorod region as a result of a terrorist act.” | The investigators described the footage as “Ukrainian POWs boarding the Il-76 that crashed in the Belgorod region as a result of a terrorist act.” |