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The aircraft involved was an Ilyushin Il-76 registered as EX-76011 with serial number 0013428831. It was manufactured in 1981 and was previously operated by New Way Cargo Airlines. There were five crew members on board, two Russians and three Sudanese, according to RT, the pilot was Anton Selivanets. [5]
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose aircraft, with a military version for carrying troops, equipment and ammunition. Russian officials said that 65 of the occupants were Ukrainian prisoners of war, and that six Russian crew members and three guards were also on board.
The aircraft involved in the accident was an Ilyushin Il-76 strategic airlifter.In the immediate aftermath of the crash it was unclear by whom the aircraft was operated. Speculation that the aircraft was operating on behalf of the United Nations' MINUSMA peacekeeping mission was denied by the UN in a statement given to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitu
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.
The Il-76 is a military transport aircraft designed to airlift troops, cargo, military equipment and weapons. It usually has a crew of five, and can carry up to 90 passengers.
A search and rescue mission was concluded on the same day of the crash by the Ministry of Emergency Situations. [10] A ministry source told TASS that all 15 people on board the aircraft died in the crash. [11] Russia's defense ministry said a board of the Russian Aerospace Forces flew to Ivanovo Oblast to investigate the crash. [7]
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“We are still waiting for the handover of the bodies of prisoners of war who Russia claims died during the Ilyushin-76 military plane crash earlier this year in January,” he told The Independent.