The Il-76 flight recorders, recovered after the crash in the Belgorod region, are scheduled to be flown to Moscow on January 26 for decryption in a dedicated operation. This update comes from operational services reported by TASS and confirms the transfer plan for the two black boxes located at the crash site to the capital. Intelligence officials indicated that the materials would be deciphered at a Ministry of Defense laboratory in Moscow. [Source: TASS]
According to official statements, the Il-76 military aircraft went down in the Korochansky district of the Belgorod region around 11:00 Moscow time on January 24. A total of 74 people were aboard, with 65 believed to have been captured by Ukrainian forces and later moved for exchange. At a State Duma briefing, Andrei Kartapolov, the chairman of the defense committee, noted that after the crash, a second Il-76 of the same type flew in to transfer the prisoners and delivered approximately 80 personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. [Source: Russian Ministry of Defense]
The ministry stated that the Il-76 was brought down by anti-aircraft missiles launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Kharkiv region. [Source: Ministry of Defense]
Further updates on the plane crash near Belgorod were reported by Newspapers.Ru, which provides ongoing coverage of the developing situation. [Source: Newspapers.Ru]
Earlier, an emergency distress call was filed during a flight from Ufa to Omsk, indicating an in-flight issue prior to the crash. [Source: Operational Services]