2024 Korochansky Ilyushin Il-76 crash
plane crash in Russia January 24, 2024
On 24 January 2024, at around 11:15 MSK,[1] a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane crashed near the Ukrainian border in Russia's Korochansky district in Belgorod Oblast, killing everyone on board. Russia said that the plane was shot down while carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war captured during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They also said that the prisoners of war were to be exchanged in a swap.[2][3][4][5]
References
change- ↑ Rob Picheta; Antoinette Radford; Thom Poole (2024-01-24). "Live updates: Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine border". CNN. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ↑ "Russian plane crashes while carrying Ukrainian POWs - RIA cites defence ministry". Reuters. 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "Russian transport plane crashes near Ukraine with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board". The Washington Post. 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "Russian Plane, Reportedly Carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs, Crashes In Belgorod Region". rferl.org. RFE/RL. 24 January 2024. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ↑ "Russia Says Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs Crashes Near Border". The Moscow Times. The Moscow Times. 2024-01-24. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
