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Revision as of 10:16, 24 January 2024
| Accident | |
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| Date | January 24, 2024 |
| Summary | Crash |
| Site | Korochansky, Belgorod, Russia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin IL-76 |
| Passengers | 68 |
| Crew | 6 |
On 24 January 2024 at around 11.00am local time, a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war, as well as six crew members and three others, crashed near the Ukrainian border in Russia's Korochansky district. The prisoners of war were to be exchanged in a swap.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Russian plane crashes while carrying Ukrainian POWs - RIA cites defence ministry". Reuters. 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Russian transport plane crashes near Ukraine with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board". The Washington Post. 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Russian Plane, Reportedly Carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs, Crashes In Belgorod Region". RadioFreeEurope RadioLIberty. 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Russian jet crashes carrying Ukrainian PoWs - Moscow". 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Times, The Moscow (2024-01-24). "Russia Says Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs Crashes Near Border". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
