Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Therapy of Prisoners of Battle stated on January 26 that through the deliberate alternate of prisoners of struggle two days earlier, Moscow needed to return to Ukraine 65 individuals from one of many lists that Russian propagandists shared after the crash of the Il-76 transport aircraft. in Belgorod Oblast in Russia.
The affirmation got here after Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan revealed a listing of Ukrainian prisoners of struggle who had been allegedly on board the aircraft on January 24. The headquarters didn’t specify if it was the talked about record.
Based on the Secretary of the Headquarters, Dmytro Usov, after repeated requests from Ukraine to share the record of prisoners of struggle that Russia says had been on the aircraft, Moscow responded, referring to one of many revealed lists first on Russian propaganda sources.
On January 26, Usov, head of Ukrainian army intelligence (HUR). Kyrylo Budanov, and different army and regulation enforcement officers met with the relations of the listed prisoners of struggle. After watching the movies allegedly from the crash website revealed by Russian propaganda sources, the relations “didn’t see any particular indicators on the physique fragments indicating that these are their relations.”
“We’re amassing and totally analyzing all obtainable data on this matter from many sources. Thus far, no data signifies that the aircraft might have carried so many individuals,” stated Budanov.
He stated that Moscow's model that 65 Ukrainian prisoners of struggle might be on board the Il-76 for the alternate “nonetheless raises many questions.”
The day earlier than, Ukraine's ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets stated that Russia's record included prisoners of struggle who had already been exchanged earlier than.
Representatives of the headquarters promised that they may inform the relations concerning the destiny of the prisoners of struggle as quickly as they’ve dependable data.
Ukraine's army intelligence confirmed {that a} prisoner alternate had been deliberate for January 24, however added that the Russian facet had not knowledgeable the Ukrainian facet of the necessity to guarantee airspace safety over Belgorod earlier than the aircraft crash.
President Volodymyr Zelensky referred to as for a world investigation into the Il-76 crash.
HUR spokesman Andrii Yusov stated Moscow didn’t go on details about the crash of the Russian Il-76 transport aircraft to the Worldwide Committee of the Crimson Cross for an investigation.
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