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| Investigative Committee opened a case of terrorism after the crash of an Il-76 in the Belgorod region |
| 2024-01-26 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The crash of an Il-76, which was shot down by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), is being investigated under the article “terrorism,” the Investigative Committee reported on January 25. “A criminal case has been initiated based on this fact on the grounds of a crime under Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (terrorist act),” the message says. The Investigative Committee added that the first results of the investigation indicate that the plane was attacked by an anti-aircraft missile from the territory of Ukraine. During the inspection of the scene, investigators found flight recorders, which were sent for decoding, and also seized a fragment of the fuselage and other material evidence for examination. Earlier, on January 25, it was reported that specialists working at the Il-76 crash site discovered elements that could be missile fragments. In addition, a representative in the emergency services stated that missile damaging elements and hundreds of entry holes were found in the skin of the Il-76. The fact that the Il-76 military transport plane crashed became known on January 24. The incident occurred in the Korochansky district in the Belgorod region. There were 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on board who were being transported for exchange. In addition, there were six crew members on the plane, military police officers. Everyone died. The Russian Ministry of Defense then stated that the radar equipment of the Aerospace Forces recorded the launch of two Ukrainian missiles at the downed Il-76. The plane was shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the territory of the Kharkov region. In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry called the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack on the Il-76 a conscious and deliberate attack. Department representative Maria Zakharova compared the Kiev regime’s terrorist attack against an Il-76 plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war with American militants in which “our own people die in a bloody massacre.” |
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