“Il-76 catastrophe in Belgorod region: DNA of most remains of the bodies that have given the Russian Federation coincide with their relatives-coordination on February 22, 23:00 to share: IL-76 (photo Illustrative) (photo: Wikipedia) in Ukraine conducted an examination prisoners who, according to Russian invaders, were killed as a result of The fall of the IL-76 military transport aircraft in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation. The head of the Secretariat of Coordination said this on Saturday, February 22, the head of the Secretariat”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
IL-76 (Photo Illustrative) (Photo: Wikipedia)
In Ukraine, there were examination of bodies of 62 Ukrainian prisoners of war, who, according to Russian invaders, were killed as a result of the fall of the IL-76 military transport aircraft in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
On Saturday, February 22, the head of the Secretariat of the Coordination Staff on the management of prisoners of war Bohdan Okhrimenko in an interview with Ukrinform said.
According to him, they were handed over from Russia in December 2024 – almost a year after the incident with the Russian plane.
“We know about the families who turn to the coordination of almost 50 previous coincidences of the remains that the Russians transferred from the DNA of relatives. We received from the Russian side, according to their legend, the remains of bodies that seemed to be on the plane, but there is no evidence that they were there at the coordination headquarters today, ”Okhrimenko said.
Earlier in the investigation of a media initiative for human rights it was said that Russia deliberately directed the IL-76 military aircraft, which was broken in the Belgorod region on January 24, 2024, into the area of legitimate damage to the Ukrainian air defense system.
The fall of the Russian military aircraft IL -76 in the Belgorod region – what is known
The IL-76 military transport aircraft crashed in the Russian Belgorod region on January 24, 2024.
The Ministry of Defense of the aggressor country has accused of the fall of the aircraft. The Russians claim that 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed.
The Ministry of Defense confirmed that on January 24, prisoners of war had to exchange.
UP sources in the General Staff stated that IL-76 transported missiles for S-300 anti-aircraft missile complexes. Interfax-Ukraine, referring to a source close to the Ministry of Defense, writes that the aircraft was beaten up.
GUR later reported that there was no information about who was aboard the aircraft. Ukraine was preparing for the exchange of prisoners and delivered Russian prisoners of war. The safety of Ukrainian defenders was guaranteed by the Russian side.
NV sources in the air forces of Ukraine said that Russia has brought ammunition to the front several times a day with the help of IL-76, these planes fly “proven route. “
On February 9, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov stated that there were no Ukrainian prisoners of war on board IL-76, but Ukraine does not know exactly if those fighters would be alive.
On March 1, the Russian Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova declared his readiness to transfer the bodies of the dead Ukrainian military who allegedly died during the IL-76 military transport aircraft.
On March 2, the representative of GUR Andriy Yusov called this statement strange, as Ukraine had already submitted requests for returning bodies, but the Russian Federation did not respond to them.