Conflicting details have emerged in the aftermath of a Russian military plane crash in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine on Wednesday. Russia's ministry of defense said 65 captured Ukrainian military personnel were on the Il-76 plane heading to the Belgorod region for a prisoner exchange when it crashed near the village of Yablonovo‚ according to state-run news agency RIA Novosti. "At about 11.00 Moscow time‚ an Il-76 plane crashed during a scheduled flight in the Belgorod...

A Russian military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed Wednesday morning in Russia’s Belgorod region near Ukraine‚ according to Russia's Defense Ministry. Six crew members and three other people were also on the flight‚ the Defense Ministry said. The crash happened at around 11 a.m. local time. It was not immediately clear what caused the plane to go down or if anyone survived. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash‚ and a special...

Russia’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday accused Ukrainian forces of shooting down a military transport plane‚ killing all 74 people aboard‚ including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war being swapped. Ukrainian officials did not immediately confirm or deny Russia’s claims about the crash in Russia’s Belgorod border region‚ although they said they were looking into them. The Associated Press could not confirm who was aboard or other details on what brought the plane down. Throughout the 700-...

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