Sergei Naryshkin, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR), said that US intelligence did not propose a joint investigation with Russia into the Il-76 crash. This was reported by TASS.
Before that, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation for CIS Affairs Konstantin Zatulin accused In the lies of Alexey Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine.
January 24 near the village of Yablonovo in the Belgorod region dead The crash of the Il-76 plane, which was supposed to deliver 65 captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to the administrative center of the region. On the way, Ukrainian troops opened rocket fire on the plane. According to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, foreign military personnel were used in the attack used Patriot air defense systems fired shells from the territory of the Kharkov region.
The New York Times reported that American officials speaking on condition of anonymity wrote: approvedThat the Il-76 was attacked by the Patriot missile system.
Formerly at the US State Department answered To the question about the attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Il-76.