Zelensky rejected the “self-mutilation” of Ukraine

Fars News Agency International Group; “Moscow is playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners” these are the comments of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday after the crash of a Russian military plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners in the border region of Russia, which Moscow says was shot down by Kiev’s air defenses.

Zelensky, without directly naming anyone as the culprit, said that “Given that the plane crashed on Russian soil, all the undeniable facts should be determined as much as possible.”

Yesterday and at the same time as the announcement of the crash of a transport plane in the Belgorod region of Russia, which has been repeatedly attacked by Ukraine in recent months, several Ukrainian media and journalists Quoting sources, they reported that the plane was carrying a missile and was shot down by Ukrainian forces; But the initial reports were quickly erased after Russia said the plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners being transferred for exchange.

Russia says the plane, which had no survivors and killed all 74 people on board, was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile system. A Ukrainian plane was shot down from the village of Lipetsi in the Kharkiv region.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of Ukraine announced in a statement that Russia used transport planes to resupply missiles. used by Belgorod to attack Kharkiv and therefore these planes are a legitimate military target.

Zelensky continued his statement and said that his country is “investigating this incident and determining the fate of the prisoner and demands an international investigation”.

The Kremlin spokesman said in response, “If Zelensky means an international investigation, an investigation into the crimes of Kiev, such an investigation is definitely necessary” and called for an urgent meeting of the Security Council. to investigate this incident.

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