Despite Knowing the Presence of Ukrainian Prisoners of War on Board, Putin Orders the Shooting Down of the Transport Plane
According to Putin, the downing of the military aircraft was clearly done by the Ukrainian side.
On Wednesday (24th), a Russian Il-76 transport plane crashed in the western border of the Belgorod region, killing all 74 people on board, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. Russian President Putin publicly addressed the incident for the first time on Friday (26th), stating that he was unsure if it was intentional or due to negligence, but it was clearly the fault of Ukraine and considered a criminal act.
According to Putin, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's intelligence agency was aware that there were Ukrainian prisoners of war on board the aircraft, but they still shot it down. He stated that it was impossible for the Russian military to have shot down the transport plane with their own artillery fire, as their air defense systems are capable of preventing such incidents.
The commonly known black box flight recorder has been found. Putin has promised to release the investigation results to let the Ukrainian people know the truth. Ukrainian officials have not stated whether the military fired and shot down the transport plane, but only mentioned that the planned exchange of prisoners for that day has been cancelled.
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