Russia-Ukraine War / Russian military plane carrying 65 Ukrainian soldiers hostage crashes, all killed

Russia-Ukraine War: A Russian plane carrying 65 prisoners of war has crashed. This plane has caught fire. According to reports, a Russian military transport plane with 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on board crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia. A video of the accident shows the plane descending rapidly. The Il-76 plane goes out of pilot's control and crashes near a residential area. Russian governor says all on board the plane that crashed near Ukraine were killed, AP reports.

News agency RIA Novosti quoted the Defense Ministry as saying that 65 captured Ukrainian military personnel were on board the plane. These were being taken to the Belgrade area for exchange. Six crew members and three escorts were also present in the plane along with him.' After the incident of this plane crash, the Russian MP has claimed that this military plane was attacked and shot down by three missiles. However, this has not been officially confirmed yet.

⚡️BREAKING: Reports of Plane Crash in Russia's Belgorod Region - Governor Confirms Incident with Emergency Services Attending pic.twitter.com/awpQCJqYTE

— RT_India (@RT_India_news) January 24, 2024

Fire broke out as soon as the plane fell

In a video released by RT India, a Russian military transport plane can be seen suddenly descending rapidly and crashing at some distance from a small refinery. This plane was Lushin IL.76 and its length was 164 feet. The plane caught fire after crashing.

Russian prisoners were to be released in exchange for 65 Ukrainian prisoners sitting on the plane.

Russia and Ukraine had reached an agreement on prisoner exchange. A few months ago, there was an agreement between Russia and Ukraine that despite the war, they will continue to exchange prisoners. There were the same prisoners in this plane, in exchange for whom the Russian prisoners were to be released. Recently, 25 people were killed in a missile attack in the same area.

Know the specialty of Ilyushin 76

This military aircraft has 4 engines. This aircraft is capable of carrying up to 40 thousand kilograms of weight at one time. There are three variants of this aircraft. This aircraft made in Russia is used to transport relief material and a large number of people. Apart from Russia, Ukraine, Indian Army also uses this aircraft.