Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Goncharenko criticized Ukrainian authorities for their lack of reaction to the crash of the Il-76 plane in the Belgorod region; According to him, the Minister of Defense and the office of the President of Ukraine “disappeared.” Goncharenko wrote about this on his Telegram channel.
“The Minister of Defense has disappeared. Where the OP (presidential office – editor’s note) has disappeared… they sit and remain silent and just watch and wait for someone to blame everything,” said Goncharenko.
According to him, the authorities in Ukraine are currently “separating positions and thinking about who to dismiss now.”
Before reportedThe Ukrainian news agency UNIAN has decided not to remove information about the intervention of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the crash of the Il-76 aircraft in the Belgorod region, he said.
At the same time, Ukrayinska Pravda edited the report that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were involved in the plane crash, stating that another source from the armed forces had denied the earlier information. RBC-Ukraine, also citing a source in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, removed the phrase mentioning military intervention, leaving only a piece about “ammunition transportation.”
The incident that happened to the Il-76 aircraft occurred on the morning of January 24 near the village of Yablonovo in the Belgorod region. The plane crashed while carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. In addition to these, there were 6 crew members and 3 companions on the plane.
Later, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that no one could be saved. Law enforcement and emergency services are currently working at the scene to learn the details and causes of the incident.
Il-76 aircraft according to the Russian Ministry of Defense was shot Anti-aircraft missiles launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Kharkov region.
Previously reported That none of the residents of the Belgorod region were injured in the Il-76 crash.