The UN was unable to establish the circumstances of the crash of the Russian Il-76 transport plane with Ukrainian prisoners on board. This is reported with reference to the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). TASS.
“Due to the lack of access, OHCHR was unable to adequately determine the circumstances of the incident in accordance with its normal methodology,” the ministry said.
The document calls for a “comprehensive, impartial and transparent investigation.”
Military transport aircraft Il-76 was shot January 24 near the Belgorod village of Yablonovo. According to the Russian side, there were 65 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on board, who were to be delivered to Belgorod and then transferred to the exchange zone. There were no survivors from the accident. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Il-76 was shot down by a Ukrainian missile launched from the territory of the Kharkov region.
Previously at the UN commented Terrorist attack in Crocus.