Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down an Il-76 aircraft with three missiles over Belgorod. This was stated by the chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, Andrei Kartapolov, writes RIA News.
According to him, the Ukrainian leadership was aware of the upcoming exchange and was also informed about how the prisoners would be transferred. Kartapolov noted that as a result, the plane was hit by three missiles from the Patriot or German-made IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system. He concluded that the exact type of bullets would be determined later.
Tragedy dead In the morning of January 24 in the Korochansky district of the Belgorod region. Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that an investigation team and employees of the Ministry of Emergencies were working in the incident area. He also went to the scene.
Later he became from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation knownIt was stated that there were 65 captive military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, six crew members and three companions on the plane, who were transferred to the Belgorod region for exchange.
The situation in the Kremlin didn’t The comment suggested that the incident occurred recently and that the Russian President had not yet been informed about what was happening.
Previously reportedIt was stated that the pilot of the plane carrying Russians that crashed in Afghanistan may face 10 years in prison.