Russia accuses Ukraine of downing plane

Russia’s defence ministry has accused Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane, killing all 74 people aboard, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war


Jan 24, 2024: Russia says plane was carrying captured Ukrainian servicemen to Belgorod for prisoner swap. Six crew and three escorts also killed in crash

Ilyushin Il-76

POLAND
SLOVAKIA 
HUNGARY
ROMANIA
BELARUS
Kyiv
UKRAINE
MOLDOVA
Russian control
CRIMEA
BLACK SEA
RUSSIA

Yablonovo
Crash site

Voronezh
Belgorod 
Kharkiv
BELGOROD REGION
Donetsk

200km 125 miles


Sources: Associated Press, BBC, ISW
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