The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine knew that Russian Il-76 aircraft were transporting Ukrainian prisoners of war to the exchange area. Speaking on this subject, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s words were quoted as follows: TASS.
“We didn’t just bring them there. And the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine knew that we would take 65 military personnel there, and a total of 190 people were planned. And knowing this, they attacked the plane. I don’t know if they did this on purpose or by mistake or thoughtlessness. But it is clear that they did this,” Putin said.
Also Putin statedHe said that the attack on Il-76 was the fault of the Kiev regime.
The crash of the Il-76 aircraft occurred on the morning of January 24 near the village of Yablonovo in the Belgorod region. The ship was supposed to transport captured Ukrainian military personnel to the administrative center of the region. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a total of 65 soldiers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), six crew members and three escorts were on board the ship. Parts of the rocket were found at the crash site.
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) spent Meeting regarding the crashed Il-76.
In Russia acceptedNATO military personnel were involved in the Il-76 tragedy.