Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that a Russian military transport plane, the Il-76, was shot down in the Belgorod region by a U.S.-made Patriot missile system. The crash, which Russia's Defense Ministry alleges killed all 74 people on board, is believed to have been caused by Ukraine's use of the Patriot air defense system. Russian investigators claim to have evidence showing that the plane was downed by U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles, with fragments of the Patriot missile found around the crash site.
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that the Russian military plane IL-76 that crashed last week in the province of Belgorod with 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on board was shot down by a United States patriot system. https://t.co/GwPT9XjzrT
Patriot missile fragments were found around the IL-76 crash near Belgorod, Russia NATO was responsible for targeting Ukraine’s POWs lol. Tough to be pro-Ukraine these days esp pro-Zelensky. https://t.co/Q6zWkDmInS
Russian investigators say they had evidence showing that #Ukraine’s military shot down a Russian Il-76 military transport plane last week with #US-made #Patriot surface-to-air missiles. https://t.co/1Emg1XGkRk
⚡ The IL-76 in the Belgorod region was hit by a MIM-104A missile of the US Patriot system, the Investigative Committee said. https://t.co/FryoUdnvy4
⚠️ RUSSIA SAYS IT HAS EVIDENCE U.S. PATRIOT MISSILES DOWNED TRANSPORT PLANE (Reuters) Russian investigators said on Thursday they had evidence showing that Ukraine's military shot down a Russian Il-76 military transport plane last week with U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air… https://t.co/67qOD4u90k
President #VladimirPutin says that Ukraine had used a #US-supplied Patriot air defense system to shoot down a Russian Il-76 military transport plane last week in the Belgorod region that #Moscow says killed all 74 people on board. https://t.co/86MurCI9Kl
Putin said that the Il-76 Russian military transport plane (which Russia’s Defense Ministry alleges was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war) was shot down by a U.S.-made Patriot missile system. https://t.co/xLVPiDjdSS