A. Russian military transport plane Il-76, with 65 Ukrainian prisoners on board, crashed in the Belgorod region this Wednesday.The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Telegram that it was on the Ukrainian border.
The military note states in which region the plane is located. Six crew members and three Russian soldiers were also traveling.transported prisoners to be exchanged for Russian soldiers held by the Ukrainian army.
Il-76 crashed around 11:00 local time (09:00 Spanish peninsular time). About 50 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The accident occurred 5-6 kilometers from the village of Yablonovo in the Korochansky district and did not cause any personal or material damage, local residents reported to the TASS agency.
On Belgorod’s social networks you can see images of the Il-76 hurtling towards the ground at high speed. exploding in a field.
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov assured that troops of the Russian Emergencies Ministry are currently working at the scene of the accident. This morning Gladkov warned: Danger of Ukrainian air strike and confirmed that an enemy fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down.
Ukraine was abandoned
Aeroplane It carried missiles aimed at S-300 anti-aircraft systems, which Russia regularly uses to bomb Ukraine.According to a military source cited by Ukrainian public agency Ukrinform.
Another Ukrainian military source in the Ukrainska Pravda publication also confirms that the Russian military plane was carrying missiles and guarantees that the missiles were shot down. Killed by Ukrainian forces.
Kyiv officials did not comment It’s about the crash of the plane, which was recorded in a video that is now officially posted on Russian social networks.