Russian Military Transport Plane Wreckage, Belgorod, Ukraine - 26 Jan 2024
Photos released by Russia Ministry of Emergency Situations on Thursday Jann 25, 2024 shows the wreckages and parts of the Russian Il-76 military transport plane that crashed on Wednesday in the Belgorod region near Ukraine\'s border. The photos and video do not show any bodies near the wreckages. Russia claimed there were no survivors after Kyiv had downed the Il-76 plane with 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six Russian crew and three escorts. Russian media quoted sources as saying, the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder have been secured. In his video address late on Wednesday, President Zelensky said it was obvious that the Russians are playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners, with the feelings of their relatives and with the emotions of our society. (Russia Ministry of Emergency Situations HANDOUT via EYEPRESS)