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| occurrence_type = Accident
| occurrence_type = Accident
| date = {{start date|2024|01|24|df=y}}
| date = {{start date|2024|01|24|df=y}}
| summary = Crash, Under Investigation
| summary = Crash, under investigation
| site = [[Yablonovo, Korochansky District, Belgorod Oblast|Yablonovo]],<ref name=BBC_2024-01-24>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-68079336 |title=Russia says 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on plane that crashed |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2024-01-24 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=bbc.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Korochansky District]], [[Belgorod Oblast]], Russia
| site = [[Yablonovo, Korochansky District, Belgorod Oblast|Yablonovo]],<ref name=BBC_2024-01-24>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-68079336 |title=Russia says 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on plane that crashed |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2024-01-24 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=bbc.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Korochansky District]], [[Belgorod Oblast]], Russia
| aircraft_type = [[Ilyushin Il-76]]
| aircraft_type = [[Ilyushin Il-76]]
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| origin = [[Chkalovsky Air Base]], [[Moscow Oblast]], Russia
| origin = [[Chkalovsky Air Base]], [[Moscow Oblast]], Russia
| destination = [[Belgorod Oblast]], Russia
| destination = [[Belgorod Oblast]], Russia
| passengers = 68
| passengers = 68 (per Russia)
| crew = 6
| crew = 6 (per Russia)
| fatalities = 74
| fatalities = 74 (per Russia)
| survivors = 0
| survivors = 0 (per Russia)
}}
}}


On 24 January 2024, at around 11:00 [[Time in Russia|MSK]], a [[Russian Air Force]] [[Ilyushin Il-76]] military transport plane{{snd}}according to Russia carrying 68 Ukrainian prisoners of war, as well as six crew members and three guards{{snd}}crashed near the Ukrainian border in Russia's [[Korochansky District|Korochansky]] district, reportedly killing everyone on board. The prisoners of war were to be exchanged in a swap.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=Russian plane crashes while carrying Ukrainian POWs - RIA cites defence ministry |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-il-76-military-transport-plane-crashes-near-ukrainian-border-russian-2024-01-24/ |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 January 2024 |title=Russian transport plane crashes near Ukraine with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/24/russia-ukraine-crash-transport-plane-pows/127d530c-ba9d-11ee-b176-fe5fd794e716_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=Russian Plane, Reportedly Carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs, Crashes In Belgorod Region |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-plane-carsh-ukrainian-pows-belgorod/32789779.html |publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|RFE/RL]] |website=rferl.org }}</ref><ref name=BBC_2024-01-24/><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=[[The Moscow Times]] |date=2024-01-24 |title=Russia Says Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs Crashes Near Border |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/24/russia-says-plane-carrying-ukrainian-pows-crashes-near-border-a83833 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}</ref>
On 24 January 2024, at around 11:15 [[Time in Russia|MSK]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=CNN |first=By <a href="/profiles/rob-picheta">Rob Picheta</a>, Antoinette Radford and Thom Poole |date=2024-01-24 |title=Live updates: Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine border |url=https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-military-plane-belgorod-ukraine-updates-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> a [[Russian Air Force]] [[Ilyushin Il-76]] military transport plane{{snd}}according to Russia carrying 68 Ukrainian prisoners of war, as well as six crew members and three guards{{snd}}crashed near the Ukrainian border in Russia's [[Korochansky District|Korochansky]] district, reportedly killing everyone on board. The prisoners of war were to be exchanged in a swap.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=Russian plane crashes while carrying Ukrainian POWs - RIA cites defence ministry |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-il-76-military-transport-plane-crashes-near-ukrainian-border-russian-2024-01-24/ |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 January 2024 |title=Russian transport plane crashes near Ukraine with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/24/russia-ukraine-crash-transport-plane-pows/127d530c-ba9d-11ee-b176-fe5fd794e716_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=Russian Plane, Reportedly Carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs, Crashes In Belgorod Region |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-plane-carsh-ukrainian-pows-belgorod/32789779.html |publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|RFE/RL]] |website=rferl.org }}</ref><ref name=BBC_2024-01-24/><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=[[The Moscow Times]] |date=2024-01-24 |title=Russia Says Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs Crashes Near Border |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/24/russia-says-plane-carrying-ukrainian-pows-crashes-near-border-a83833 |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}</ref>


==Background and crash==
==Background and crash==
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==Reactions==
==Reactions==
====Russia====
====Russia====
Russia's foreign ministry accused Ukraine of downing the plane, calling it a "barbaric" act,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ragozhina|first=Nadia|title=No survivors on plane Russia says was carrying 65 Ukrainian PoWs|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-68079336?src_origin=BBCS_BBC|website=BBC|date=24 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> suggesting that it was shot down by three missiles, with either [[MIM-104 Patriot|Patriot]] or [[IRIS-T|IRIS]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carey|first1=Andrew|last2=Gigov|first2=Radina|last3=Chernova|first3=Anna|last4=Voitovych|first4=Olga|last5=Tanno|first5=Sophie|title= Russia says 74 killed on military plane that crashed near Ukrainian border |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/24/europe/russian-military-plane-crash-belgorod-intl/index.html|website=CNN|date=24 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> The ministry did not provide any evidence to suggest Ukrainian involvement.<ref name="aj1" /> The Russian defence ministry claimed that the aircraft was shot down by two missiles that were fired from the [[Lyptsi]] area, across the border in [[Kharkiv Oblast]], citing its radar systems.<ref name=BBC_2024-01-24 /><ref name="ap1">{{cite news |date=24 January 2024 |title= Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane, killing 65 Ukrainian POWs aboard |publisher=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-crash-transport-plane-pows-0c878e65e1690c8857e314921a6b047a}}</ref> [[Andrei Kartapolov]], the chairman of the defence committee of the [[State Duma]] of Russia, claimed that a second plane on its way to transport 80 Ukrainian POWs changed course following the incident, adding that "there can now be no talk of any other [prisoner] exchanges".<ref name=BBC_2024-01-24 /> [[Russia Today|RT]] chief editor [[Margarita Simonyan]] published a list of 65 names she claimed were that of Ukrainian POWs on board the flight.<ref name="moscow">{{cite news |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/24/russia-says-kyiv-shot-down-plane-carrying-ukrainian-pows-a83833 |title=Russia Says Kyiv Shot Down Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs |newspaper=The Moscow Times|date=24 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref>
Russia's foreign ministry accused Ukraine of downing the plane, calling it a "barbaric" act,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ragozhina|first=Nadia|title=No survivors on plane Russia says was carrying 65 Ukrainian PoWs|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-68079336?src_origin=BBCS_BBC|website=BBC|date=24 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> suggesting that it was shot down by three missiles, with either [[MIM-104 Patriot|Patriot]] or [[IRIS-T|IRIS]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carey|first1=Andrew|last2=Gigov|first2=Radina|last3=Chernova|first3=Anna|last4=Voitovych|first4=Olga|last5=Tanno|first5=Sophie|title= Russia says 74 killed on military plane that crashed near Ukrainian border |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/24/europe/russian-military-plane-crash-belgorod-intl/index.html|website=CNN|date=24 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> The ministry did not provide any evidence to suggest Ukrainian involvement.<ref name="aj1" /> The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that the aircraft was shot down by two missiles that were fired from the [[Lyptsi]] area, across the border in [[Kharkiv Oblast]], citing its radar systems.<ref name=BBC_2024-01-24 /><ref name="ap1">{{cite news |date=24 January 2024 |title= Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane, killing 65 Ukrainian POWs aboard |publisher=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-crash-transport-plane-pows-0c878e65e1690c8857e314921a6b047a}}</ref> The Ministry went on to state that "Today, at 11:15 a.m., the Kyiv regime committed a terrorist act as a result of which a Russian military transport aircraft was shot down, flying along the route Chkalovsky-Belgorod airfield to transport Ukrainian military personnel for exchange. The plane was destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the area of Liptsy, Kharkiv region, using an anti-aircraft missile system. The radar equipment of the [[Russian Aerospace Forces]] observed the launch of two Ukrainian missiles."<ref>{{Cite web |last=CNN |first=By <a href="/profiles/rob-picheta">Rob Picheta</a>, Antoinette Radford and Thom Poole |date=2024-01-24 |title=Live updates: Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine border |url=https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-military-plane-belgorod-ukraine-updates-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> [[Andrei Kartapolov]], the chairman of the defence committee of the [[State Duma]] of Russia, claimed that a second plane on its way to transport 80 Ukrainian POWs changed course following the incident, adding that "there can now be no talk of any other [prisoner] exchanges".<ref name=BBC_2024-01-24 /> [[Russia Today|RT]] chief editor [[Margarita Simonyan]] published a list of 65 names she claimed were that of Ukrainian POWs on board the flight.<ref name="moscow">{{cite news |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/01/24/russia-says-kyiv-shot-down-plane-carrying-ukrainian-pows-a83833 |title=Russia Says Kyiv Shot Down Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs |newspaper=The Moscow Times|date=24 January 2024 |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref>


====Ukraine====
====Ukraine====

Revision as of 15:03, 24 January 2024

2024 Korochansky Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Accident
Date24 January 2024 (2024-01-24)
SummaryCrash, under investigation
SiteYablonovo,[1] Korochansky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-76
OperatorRussian Air Force
Flight originChkalovsky Air Base, Moscow Oblast, Russia
DestinationBelgorod Oblast, Russia
Passengers68 (per Russia)
Crew6 (per Russia)
Fatalities74 (per Russia)
Survivors0 (per Russia)

On 24 January 2024, at around 11:15 MSK,[2] a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane – according to Russia carrying 68 Ukrainian prisoners of war, as well as six crew members and three guards – crashed near the Ukrainian border in Russia's Korochansky district, reportedly killing everyone on board. The prisoners of war were to be exchanged in a swap.[3][4][5][1][6]

Background and crash

The aircraft, an Il-76, is a military transport vehicle specialized in mobilizing troops, military equipment and ammunition. Russian officials claimed 65 of the occupants were Ukrainian soldiers. An additional six Russian crew members and three guards were also on board.[7] These claims were not supported by evidence from officials.[8] The Russian Ministry of Defence said the crash occurred "during a routine flight". The 65 Ukrainian soldiers were flown to Belgorod Oblast for a prisoner exchange[9] at the Kolotilovka border crossing[10] 100 kilometers west of Belgorod city. The Russian military said the flight originated from Chkalovsky Air Base near Moscow.[1]

The crash occurred in a field about 5–6 km (3.1–3.7 mi) from Yablonovo, according to the village's rector. According to Viktor Bondarev, former Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, an external impact was reported by the crew before the crash.[11] The Moscow Times, citing analysis of videos of the crash on social media, reported that the aircraft was flying away from the direction of the Ukrainian border.[12]

Shortly before the crash, the governor of Belgorod Oblast, Vyacheslav Gladkov, announced that a "missile alert" had been activated in the region and urged residents to take shelter.[10]

Reactions

Russia

Russia's foreign ministry accused Ukraine of downing the plane, calling it a "barbaric" act,[13] suggesting that it was shot down by three missiles, with either Patriot or IRIS.[14] The ministry did not provide any evidence to suggest Ukrainian involvement.[8] The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that the aircraft was shot down by two missiles that were fired from the Lyptsi area, across the border in Kharkiv Oblast, citing its radar systems.[1][10] The Ministry went on to state that "Today, at 11:15 a.m., the Kyiv regime committed a terrorist act as a result of which a Russian military transport aircraft was shot down, flying along the route Chkalovsky-Belgorod airfield to transport Ukrainian military personnel for exchange. The plane was destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the area of Liptsy, Kharkiv region, using an anti-aircraft missile system. The radar equipment of the Russian Aerospace Forces observed the launch of two Ukrainian missiles."[15] Andrei Kartapolov, the chairman of the defence committee of the State Duma of Russia, claimed that a second plane on its way to transport 80 Ukrainian POWs changed course following the incident, adding that "there can now be no talk of any other [prisoner] exchanges".[1] RT chief editor Margarita Simonyan published a list of 65 names she claimed were that of Ukrainian POWs on board the flight.[12]

Ukraine

A nationwide air alert was briefly declared in Ukraine following the crash.[1] Ukrainska Pravda had reported that sources in the Ukrainian general staff said the aircraft was carrying S-300 missiles, and that Ukraine had shot down the aircraft. Ukrainska Pravda later amended the report to say this did not indicate Ukrainian involvement.[16][17] The Ukrainian agency in charge of POWS warned that Russia was "actively carrying out special information operations against Ukraine, which are aimed at destabilising Ukrainian society".[1]

According to a spokesperson for Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence, a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was scheduled on the day of the crash. However, the spokesperson said it did not happen.[18]

Aftermath

The governor of Belgorod Oblast, Vyacheslav Gladkov, posted on Telegram that "an investigation team and emergency services" had been deployed to the crash site, adding that he had "travelled to the district."[19] He also said there were no survivors. Emergency personnel arrived at the crash site.[7] An team of investigators was also deployed by the Russian Aerospace Forces.[20] Gladkov said investigators were present at the site.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Russia says 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on plane that crashed". bbc.com. BBC News. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ CNN, By <a href="/profiles/rob-picheta">Rob Picheta</a>, Antoinette Radford and Thom Poole (24 January 2024). "Live updates: Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine border". CNN. Retrieved 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Russian plane crashes while carrying Ukrainian POWs - RIA cites defence ministry". Reuters. 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Russian transport plane crashes near Ukraine with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board". The Washington Post. 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Russian Plane, Reportedly Carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs, Crashes In Belgorod Region". rferl.org. RFE/RL. 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Russia Says Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs Crashes Near Border". The Moscow Times. The Moscow Times. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own POWs by shooting down plane". Reuters. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Russian officials accuse Ukraine of downing plane with 65 POWs aboard". Al Jazeera. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Plane carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs crashes in Belgorod region, Russia says". Agence France-Presse. Channel News Asia. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane, killing 65 Ukrainian POWs aboard". Associated Press. 24 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Military plane reportedly transporting over 60 Ukrainian POWs crashes in Russia's Belgorod region". Meduza. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Russia Says Kyiv Shot Down Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs". The Moscow Times. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  13. ^ Ragozhina, Nadia (24 January 2024). "No survivors on plane Russia says was carrying 65 Ukrainian PoWs". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  14. ^ Carey, Andrew; Gigov, Radina; Chernova, Anna; Voitovych, Olga; Tanno, Sophie (24 January 2024). "Russia says 74 killed on military plane that crashed near Ukrainian border". CNN. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  15. ^ CNN, By <a href="/profiles/rob-picheta">Rob Picheta</a>, Antoinette Radford and Thom Poole (24 January 2024). "Live updates: Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine border". CNN. Retrieved 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Harding, Luke (24 January 2024). "Russia-Ukraine war live: No survivors after military plane that Russia says was carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes in Belgorod". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2024. 10:52 GMT Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainskaya Pravda has withdrawn its claim that Ukraine shot down the Russian Ilyushin plane, which crashed this morning in Belgorod. It quoted sources in Ukraine's general staff who said the military aircraft was carrying S-300 missiles. It has now added a correction saying that the sources did not "indicate" Ukrainian involvement
  17. ^ Pohorilov, Stanislav (24 January 2024). "Il-76 aircraft crashes in Russia's Belgorod Oblast – photo, video". Ukrainska Pravda. Kyiv. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  18. ^ "HUR Confirms Today's Planned Prisoner Exchange Called Off as Russia Claims 65 Ukrainian POWs on Board Crashed IL-76". Kyiv Post. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  19. ^ Adler, Nils. "Russia says military plane carrying dozens crashed in Belgorod". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Russia's Il-76 plane with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board crashes in Belgorod Region". TASS News Agency. 24 January 2024.
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