Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of using a US-supplied Patriot air defense system to shoot down a Russian Il-76 military transport plane in the Belgorod region on January 24, claiming the incident killed all 74 people on board, which included 65 Ukrainian POWs. Putin, quoted by state media RIA, expressed confusion over Ukraine's actions and called the downing a crime. Russia's military intelligence has stated that they show no intent of returning the bodies of the POWs. Ukraine's Defence Intelligence representative, Andriy Yusov, has denied that the military personnel on the plane were part of a planned POW exchange, and confirmed that none of the prisoners returned on January 31 were on the list for the January 24 exchange that was canceled due to the crash. The Russian Investigative Committee has presented fragments of the Patriot missiles as evidence, and Putin has welcomed an international investigation into the incident. Despite the crash, Putin has emphasized that POW exchanges with Ukraine will continue, as 'we need to get our men out of there'.
Russian state agency TASS, citing sources, claims that the crew of the Patriot air defense system that shot down the IL-76, consisted of both Ukrainians and US specialists. ๐ซ ๐คทโโ๏ธ https://t.co/L0JuB2m6Eb
Plane carrying Ukrainian POWs was shot down by Patriot โ Putin Read more: https://t.co/MlGJ5MNgC9 https://t.co/KfibwDGhn0
โ ๏ธ 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-airโฆ https://t.co/67qOD4u90k
โก๏ธThe Ukrainian investigative project "Schemes" has published the first satellite images showing the site of the Russian #IL76 crash. So far, it has not been possible to confirm or refute the information about the alleged presence of 65 Ukrainian POWs on board the plane. ๐ท:โฆ https://t.co/JG9ZxnWyZ6
๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธโผ๏ธ๐จ โBiden and his team made the Americans accomplices in the bloody tragedyโ ๐ฐ The Russian Investigative Committee showed fragments of the American Patriot missiles, from which the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down an Il-76 plane in the Belgorod region - Specialistsโฆ https://t.co/pka88Eicje https://t.co/Yt4ulq0uqV
Plane with Ukrainian POWs shot down by US-supplied Patriot missile โ Russian investigative committee Details: https://t.co/3llapWCc4f https://t.co/GAlBjmKMm1
Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on the recent IL-76 plane crash in Belgorod, saying that while it is still unclear why Kiev chose to attack it, future exchanges of POWs cannot be stopped because โwe need to get our men out of there' https://t.co/Wib5VhzD2Y
US Patriot Missile Downed Russian Transport Plane Which Killed 74: Putin
๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆโผ๏ธ๐จ The IL-76 plane with 65 Ukranian POWs on board was shot down by the American Patriot system. https://t.co/YAyYuZejez
Putin claims Russia won't stop prisoner swaps with Ukraine over Il-76 crash https://t.co/9VVhMGtXuG
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
An American Patriot missile shot down a plane carrying a prisoner of war in Belgorod - Vladimir Putin https://t.co/9GdPu6C2dj
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes an international investigation to review evidence that the Kiev Regime shot down a Russian military IL-76 transport plane w/ U.S. supplied missiles. 65 Ukrainian POWs were on board. https://t.co/BqSQ2FbYMG
Update: None of the Ukrainian prisoners returned on January 31 were on the list for the planned January 24 exchange, which never took place due to the Russian Il-76 military plane crash, said Andriy Yusov, the spokesman for Ukraineโs Main Intelligence Directorate. https://t.co/JojR3XNqpG
US-Made Missile Used To Shoot Down Plane Carrying Prisoners Of War: Putin https://t.co/Pqcxs2Tlf6 https://t.co/Uo8Zry67pG
So the Il-76 was shot down by a US patriot battery. Question is who was operating it, meaning US or Ukrainian personnel and it also appears that it was known by Kiev that the plane contained Ukrainian POWs. This debacle has only just starting unravelling.
โก๏ธUkraine's Defence Intelligence (#HUR) representative, Andriy #Yusov, stated in a comment to Voice of America that the military personnel allegedly transported by the Russian Federation in an #IL76 aircraft on January 24 were not part of today's exchange. https://t.co/q7Kji3697p
A representative of the Ukrainian State Security Service, Andriy Yusov, said that Ukrainian POWs from the list for the January 24 exchange, which did not take place due to the IL-76 crash, had not returned in today's exchange. https://t.co/7tKvjJXpAV
BREAKING: ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ Vladimir Putin: "Il-76 full with Ukranian POW, in the Belgorod region was shot down by the American Patriot system, as determined by the examination." https://t.co/BDF18qw0Cq https://t.co/KSMopHx2rs
BREAKING - Putin says US Patriot missile used to shoot down POW plane READ: https://t.co/QrwBCzlqST https://t.co/Sl0Tlyey3h
"The Il-76 in the Bilhorod region was shot down by the American Patriot system, this was established by an examination," Putin said quoted by state media RIA. https://t.co/qL2eNKFNE5
"The Il-76 in the Bilhorod region was shot down by the American Patriot system, this was established by an examination," Putin said quoted by state media RIA. And today all the POW's that died on the plane resurrected? https://t.co/hv12gyvW63
PUTIN: IL-76 PLANE WAS DOWNED BY U.S. PATRIOT SYSTEM
โ PUTIN: UKRAINE DOWNING IL-76 PLANE WITH UKRAINIAN POWS IS A CRIME โ PUTIN: I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEY THEY DID IT
Despite loud statements, the Russian side still has not provided any evidence that Ukrainian prisoners of war were aboard the #IL76 on January 24 in Belgorod region. It adds more doubts about the veracity of Moscow's claims. https://t.co/axfTyR6XQe
Black boxes confirm plane carrying Ukrainian POWs was shot down โ TASS The aircraft crashed due to 'external factors,' a source has told the news agency https://t.co/SpnpjOUwH3 https://t.co/Q5jFxQcwv8
โก๏ธ Military intelligence: Russia shows no intent of returning bodies of POWs allegedly on crashed Il-76. https://t.co/bsrNEWHWOf