Russia: Kiev caused the plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners to crash

– International news – Tasnim News Agency Citing Sputnik, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia announced this Wednesday evening regarding the downing of the Russian military transport plane: the Kiev regime carried out another terrorist act, as a result of which a Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft was shot down near the village of Yablonovo in the Kurochansky district of the Belgorod region.

The ministry said in a statement: Russia A flight carrying 65 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for a pre-arranged exchange was hit by anti-aircraft missiles from Kyiv’s Lipetsi region of Kharkiv, the statement said. After the plane was shot down, it declared “victory” and claimed it was the work of the “brave Ukrainian armed forces.” However, as soon as it became clear that Ukrainian military personnel were on the plane being transported for a prisoner exchange, their rhetoric changed and they began to deny their involvement in the disaster.

Moscow says that Ukraine Khovi was aware of the imminent exchange and knew how and from which route the prisoners of war would be delivered.

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