Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:26pm on 24 Jan 2024,Wednesday International
A Russian IL-76 military transport plane, carrying 65 Ukrainian Prisoners of War (POWs) for an exchange, crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia. The tragic incident, capturing global attention, resulted in no survivors. Conflicting reports suggest Russia claims it was downed, while Ukrainian forces assert they shot it down carrying missiles, not POWs. The IL-76, engulfed in flames, crashed near a residential area. The crash site, in the Korochansky district, is under investigation. The incident marks a somber development in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
