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Russia’s Il-76 Plane Was Downed by Western-Made Missile - Emergency Services

© Sputnik / StringerRemnants of Russian Il-76 with Ukrainian PoWs onboard shot down over Belgorod region.
Remnants of Russian Il-76 with Ukrainian PoWs onboard shot down over Belgorod region. - Sputnik International, 1920, 31.01.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The examination of the January 24 Il-76 plane crash in Russia confirmed that the aircraft was downed by a Western-made air defense missile, a spokesman of the emergency services told Sputnik on Wednesday.
“A preliminary examination of the damaging parts found in the aircraft shows that the missile belongs to a Western-made air defense system,” the spokesman said.
The Russian Defense Ministry has said an Il-76 military transport airplane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war set to be exchanged was shot down in the Belgorod region.
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All the prisoners of war, together with six crew members and three accompanying persons on board the aircraft, were killed. The ministry accused the Ukrainian forces of downing the airplane.
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