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On January 24, Russian Il-76 large military cargo aircraft crashed in the Belgorod region. The pilot managed to take the falling Il-76 away from the houses in the village of Yablonovo, the board fell in a field.
The Russian Ministry of Defense fastly confirmed the incident, revealing that the aircraft was carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war, who should be exchanged on the Border.
The Russian MoD reported:
IL-76 crashed at about 11.00 Moscow time in the Belgorod region.
On board the fallen Il-76 were 65 captured servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, transported to the Belgorod region for exchange, 6 members of the aircraft crew and 3 escorts.
A VKS commission flew to the crash site of the Il-76 in the Belgorod region to establish the causes of the disaster.
The Russian MoD confirmed the preliminary reports by the media that the Il-76 was transferring Ukrainian POWs.
The exchange of 192 to 192 prisoners was supposed to take place today on the border of the Belgorod region. The exchange was delayed and sabotaged by the Ukrainian side for a long time. The last prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine also took place on the border of the Russian Belgorod region after a prolonged pause of several months due to the Kiev’s refusal. LINK
There was the second IL-76 aircraft, which was carrying about 80 more prisoners of war. They aircraft immediately turned away to save lives of people on board.
The Ukrainian leadership was well aware of the upcoming exchange, and was informed about how and where the prisoners would be delivered.
Russian officials stated that the Il-76 was shot down by three Patriot or IRIS-T missiles. Apparently, the launch was carried out from the Kharkiv region. Judging by the range, the attack was likely launched by the US-made Patriot.
Footage from the area shows a smoky trail in the sky, similar to the one left after the explosion of an anti-aircraft missile. The aircraft was completely torn apart:
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Moreover, yesterday two IRIS-T air defense systems were destroyed in the Kharkiv region. This confirms that the Ukrainian military deployed more anti-aircraft missile systems to the border in recent time.
Immediately after the first reports claimed the incident in the Russian border regions, one of the largest Ukrainian media Ukrainska Pravda, claimed with the reference to General Staff of Ukraine, that the aircraft was shot down by the Ukrainian military.
Immediately after it was revealed that the aircraft was transfering dozens of Ukrainian POWs, Ukrainian sources cited Kiev officials claiming that it was allegedly transferring S-300 missiles that are used for strikes in the Kharkiv region. The lie is revealed by the footage, which clearly shows that the aircraft did not explode in the air. If there were missiles on board, it would be destroyed before falling.
Kiev tried to win another fake victory, but its glory did not last long.
After the lies could not longer be believed, Ukrainska Pravda edited its article, claiming that the Il-76 was not shot down but crashed by itself.
Russian Il-76 crashed in Belgorod region: the AFU claimed that ‘this was their job’
Russian Il-76 crashed in Belgorod region
It is too late, Ukraine has already claimed responsibility for killing dozens of its citizens to sabotage the prisoner exchange. All the preliminary evidence confirm another war crime of the Kiev regime against its own citizens! In its turn, Ukrainian propaganda again buried itself in lies!
The last chance for Zelensky is too lie that this was a mistake of the Ukrainian air defense forces, but obviously, the attack was planned in advance.
