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2024 Korochansky Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Accident
Date24 January 2024 (2024-01-24)
SummaryCrash
SiteYablonovo,[1] Korochansky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-76
Passengers68
Crew6
Fatalities74
Survivors0

On 24 January 2024, at around 11:00am MSK, a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane – according to Russia carrying 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.[2][3][4][5][6] Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov posted on Telegram that "Now an investigation team and emergency services are working on the site. I have changed my working schedule and travelled to the district."[7]

Aircraft and occupants

The aircraft, an Il-76, is a military transport vehicle specialized in mobilizing troops, military equipment and ammunition. Sixty-five occupants were Ukrainian soldiers. There were also six Russian crew members and three guards.[8]

Reactions

Russia's foreign ministry accused Ukraine of downing the plane, calling it a "barbaric" act.[9]

Ukrainska Pravda had reported that sources in Ukraine general staff said the aircraft was carrying S-300 missiles, and that Ukraine had shot down the airplane. Ukrainska Pravda later amended the report to say this did not indicate Ukrainian involvement.[10][11]

Aftermath

The governor of Belgorod Oblast, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said there were no survivors. Emergency personnel arrived at the crash site.[8] An team of investigators was also deployed by the Russian Aerospace Forces.[12] Gladkov said investigators were present at the site.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Russia says 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on plane that crashed". bbc.com. BBC News. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Russian plane crashes while carrying Ukrainian POWs - RIA cites defence ministry". Reuters. 24 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ "Russian Plane, Reportedly Carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs, Crashes In Belgorod Region". rferl.org. RFE/RL. 24 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Russian jet crashes carrying Ukrainian PoWs - Moscow". 24 January 2024. Retrieved 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. ^ Adler, Nils. "Russia says military plane carrying dozens crashed in Belgorod". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Ragozhina, Nadia (24 January 2024). "No survivors on plane Russia says was carrying 65 Ukrainian PoWs". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  10. ^ 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
  11. ^ Погорилов, Станислав (24 January 2024). "В Белгородской области РФ упал военный самолет ИЛ-76 в Белгородской области" [An IL-76 military plane crashed in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation]. Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Kyiv. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. ^ "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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