Russian Human Rights Commissioner says Russia handed over bodies of people killed in the Il-76 crash to Ukraine
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Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:38:47 +0200
Tatyana Moskalkova, Russias Human Rights Commissioner, has said that Russia has handed over the bodies of Ukrainian prisoners of war allegedly killed in the Il76 crash in Russias Belgorod Oblast on 24 January.
Source Tatyana Moskalkova in a comment to proKremlin Russian media outlet RIA Novosti RIA News Details When asked whether Russia was able to hand over the bodies of soldiers killed in the Il76 crash, Moskalkova said They the bodies have been handed over.
This happened, and I was there when it did.
Ukraine has not commented on Moskalkovas claim.
Reference On 8 November, Ukraines Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported that the bodies of 563 fallen defenders have been brought back to Ukraine as a result of repatriation efforts.
A total of 320 bodies of defenders who were killed in action on the Donetsk front and 89 fallen soldiers who were killed on the Bakhmut front were repatriated.
In addition, 154 bodies were brought back from morgues within Russian territory.
Background On 24 January, an Il76 aircraft crashed in the Korocha district of Russias Belgorod Oblast.
Ukrainska Pravdas sources in the Armed Forces confirmed the downing of the aircraft, saying that it was their job.
Sources in the General Staff stated the plane was carrying S300 antiaircraft missiles.
Following the downing of a Russian Il76 transport aircraft in the Russian Federations Belgorod Oblast, a number of Russian media outlets cited Andrei Kartapolov, chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Defence.
He claimed that the plane contained dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war who had been taken for exchange, and Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets stated that he was looking into the situation.
In response to the news of the downing of an Il76 aircraft in Russia, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has issued a statement saying that it would continue to destroy means of delivery and control the airspace to eliminate the terrorist threat, including on the BelgorodKharkiv front.
Ukraine has received no evidence indicating that a large number of prisoners of war were onboard the Il76 military transport aircraft that crashed in Russias Belgorod Oblast, contrary to statements made by the Russian Ministry of Defence and other representatives of the aggressor country.
Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, has said that the situation around the crash was unclear as Russia has failed to show the bodies of the soldiers allegedly killed in it.
Among the prisoners who returned to Ukraine as a result of the exchange on 31 January, there were no soldiers who had been agreed to be exchanged on 24 January and were not exchanged after the Il76 crash.
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