Kiev shot down an Il-76 transport aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces to accuse Russia of destroying the Ukrainian army. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
In the statement of the ministry, “The Kiev regime took this step to blame Russia for the destruction of the Ukrainian army.” The statement was included.
There were 65 Ukrainian military personnel and three Russian military personnel accompanying them for exchange on the plane.
Before that, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Defense and Security Committee Viktor Bondarev statedThe crew of the Il-76 aircraft shot down over the Belgorod region managed to report an abnormal impact.
He noted that he could not say the exact number of missiles that hit the plane, but he was 100 percent sure that the plane was shot down.
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