Conflicting details have emerged in the aftermath of a Russian military plane crash in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine on Wednesday.
Russia’s ministry of defense said 65 captured Ukrainian military personnel were on the Il-76 plane heading to the Belgorod region for a prisoner exchange when it crashed near the village of Yablonovo, according to state-run news agency RIA Novosti.
“At about 11.00 Moscow time, an Il-76 plane crashed during a scheduled flight in the Belgorod region. On board there were 65 captured military personnel of the Ukrainian armed forces…six members of…