Russian transport plane crashes near Ukraine with 65 Ukrainian POWs on board | ABC News
· 25.01.2024 · 03:59:43 ··· ··· Thursday ·· 4 (4)
ABC News (Australia) A Russian military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), six crew and three people accompanying them has crashed in Russia's Belgorod region near Ukraine, according to Russia's Defence Ministry.
The ministry said it was transporting Ukrainian POWs on the Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft to be exchanged in a swap.
Kyiv confirmed that a prisoner exchange was due to take place on Wednesday (local time), but said it had no reliable information on the passengers of the downed plane.
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