The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War responded to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation about the downfall of the Russian Il-76 plane, which was allegedly transporting Ukrainian prisoners of war.
“The coordination headquarters and other specialized structures collect and analyze all the necessary information. Before the publication of official statements or comments by authorized persons or bodies, we call on the mass media and citizens to refrain from spreading unverified information,” reads the statement published in telegram
The headquarters emphasize that the enemy is actively carrying out special information operations directed against Ukraine, which are aimed at destabilizing Ukrainian society.
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As reported by Russian state agencies with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed in the Belgorod region, it happened during a scheduled flight.
At the same time, the Russian agency claims that there were allegedly 65 captured Ukrainian servicemen on board the plane, who were being transported to the Belgorod region for exchange, as well as six crew members and three escorts.
At the same time, a number of Ukrainian media, citing their sources, reported that the downing of the Il-76 military transport plane was the work of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to sources, this plane was probably transporting missiles to the S-300 complexes.
Last August, drones attacked the airport in Pskov, Russia, which is located approximately 700 km from the Ukrainian border. At that time, it was reported that four Il-76 aircraft were damaged.
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Moscow accuses Kiev of drone attacks. Ukraine usually does not comment on these accusations.
