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Following the crash, the Ukrainian military said that it would continue to attack Russian aircraft in Belgorod Oblast. [68] On 26 January, a pre-planned exchange of war dead proceeded as scheduled between Russia and Ukraine, with 55 bodies of Russian fatalities being repatriated in return for 77 Ukrainian dead. [69]
A search operation by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations was launched. [18] [5] The focus of operations was the Bystraya River valley, which was on the helicopter's flight path. Operations were hindered by fog. [5] On 1 September, the ministry reported that the crash site had been found with all 22 occupants presumed dead.
On 12 March 2024, an Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crashed in Russia's Ivanovo Oblast. [1] Fifteen people were on board when the aircraft crashed; eight crew and seven passengers. [2] No survivors were found. Russian sources said one of its engines caught fire and the plane crashed soon after takeoff. [3]
A Russian military Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane has crashed near Belgorod, close to the border with Ukraine, while carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, Russian authorities said Wednesday.
Russia's defence ministry said that beside the 65 Ukrainian POWs there were six Russian crew members and three Russian soldiers on board. The plane crashed in a huge fireball and the ministry and ...
March 1, 2024 at 4:51 AM (Reuters) -Russia is ready to hand over the bodies of the victims of a January military plane crash to Ukraine, the RIA news agency cited Russian human rights official ...
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Russia and Ukraine say they have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war, in the first swap since the crash of a Russian military plane that Moscow claimed had 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers on board.