“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.
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.