A Russian plane carrying at the very least 65 Ukrainian prisoners of conflict (POWs) crashed within the western Belgorod area, authorities in Moscow stated Wednesday.
“On board were 65 captured Ukrainian army servicemen being transported to the Belgorod region for exchange, six crew members and three escorts,” the Defense Ministry was quoted as saying by the RIA-Novosti news company.
All onboard the IL-76 army transport airplane have been reportedly killed within the crash.
Russian Ria Novosti news company stated one other 9 individuals have been on board, together with six crew.
Regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov stated he was conscious of an “incident” however gave no additional particulars, reported the BBC.
Meanwhile, Russian presidential spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, stated the Kremlin was conscious of the crash however refused to enter particulars.
Source: www.dailysabah.com