Russia presented the draft law regarding the crash of the Il-76 plane in the OSCE area, but did not receive any reaction from the West. This was announced by Russia’s permanent representative to the OSCE, Alexander Lukashevich. RIA News.
Answering the question of what the reaction of Western countries was, Lukashevich said, “No.”
Lukashevich said that the Malta OSCE Chairman was aware of the statements of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Lukashevich, the OSCE chairman lacks Ukrainian and Western views.
Press Secretary to the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov statedIt was stated that the Russian Federation immediately informed Kiev about the transfer of Ukrainian prisoners with the Il-76 plane, which was shot down in the Belgorod region.
An Il-76 military aircraft crashed in the Korochansky district of the Belgorod region at around 11:00 Moscow time on January 24. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, there were 65 Ukrainian military personnel, six crew members and three accompanying persons on board. Prisoners were taken for exchange.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that the plane was shot down by anti-aircraft missiles launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Kharkov region. On January 25, it became known that the Russian military aircraft Il-76 was at the crash site in the Belgorod region. to create possibly parts of an anti-aircraft guided missile. This situation was reported to operational services. More details in the material “Newspapers.Ru”.
Previously reportedA terrorism investigation has been launched regarding the crash of the Il-76 plane.