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Chadian President Conveys Condolences to Putin Over Belgorod Plane Crash

© Sputnik / SputnikIl-76MD transport aircraft of the air group of the Eastern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces returns to the airfield
Il-76MD transport aircraft of the air group of the Eastern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces returns to the airfield - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.01.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - President of Chad Mahamat Idriss Deby expressed on Wednesday his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the crash of the Il-76 military aircraft in Russia's Belgorod region.
"I heard about the plane crash, and I would like to express my sincere condolences on behalf of my people and on behalf of my people in connection with the death of Russian soldiers," Deby said at talks with Putin in the Kremlin.
Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said that an Il-76 transport plane of the Russian air forces with 65 Ukrainian prisoners who were being transported for exchange, six crew members and three accompanying persons crashed in the Belgorod region.
Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A in flight. - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.01.2024
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Later, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the region's governor, said that all people on board the transport plane that had crashed were killed.
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