Ukrainian intelligence reported that they did not know who was on the Il-76 that was shot down over the Belgorod region. The State Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine published information about this on social networks.
“The prisoner exchange was supposed to take place today, but it did not happen. According to the Russian side, this happened as a result of the defeat of the Russian Il-76 aircraft, which allegedly carried our prisoners. GUR noted on social networks that we no longer have reliable and comprehensive information about who exactly was on the plane and how much.
In addition, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine claims that Kiev was not informed about the need to ensure airspace security in the region.
Before that, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov statedIt was stated that the Russian Federation requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations (UN) Security Council regarding the attack on the Il-76 plane.
On January 24, an Il-76 military transport plane was shot down in the Belgorod region. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, there were 65 captive military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the plane going to the exchange.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statedThat Kiev’s attack on the Il-76 was intentional.