"There were no prisoners": the Air Force of the Armed Forces commented on the fall of IL-76-the media

Journalists, citing sources, reported that the plane flew with a proven route, which the Russians regularly brought ammunition and missiles. Ukrainian prisoners of war were not on board the battered IL-76 aircraft in the Belgorod region. This was reported by the Air Force sources in the NV comment. "Several times a day by this Il-76 aircraft are brought to the front. This is their proven route, which they are at least three times a day bringing not only ammunition but also C-300.

We are sure that there were no prisoners there,"-says the interlocutor in air forces. In addition, the General Staff of the Armed Forces also commented on the fall of a transport aircraft above the Belgorod region. "In view of this, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will continue to take measures to destroy delivery, control over the airspace for the destruction of a terrorist threat, including in the Belgorod-Kharkiv direction," the General Staff said on Facebook.

The official statement did not mention prisoners of war whose "death" is actively spreading in the materials of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. In addition, the General Directorate of Intelligence officially stated that there was no information about the composition of the aircraft crew. Ukraine was ready for the exchange of prisoners and successfully delivered Russian prisoners of war to the area of ​​exchange in a safe way.

Intelligence noted that ensuring the safety of Ukrainian defenders should lie in the Russian side. At the same time, the Russians did not inform Ukraine about the need to ensure air space in Belgorod, as it was done earlier. Also, there was no previous message from Ukraine about the method of delivery of prisoners, the route and the number of vehicles.

"This may testify to the intentional actions of Russia aimed at creating a threat to the life and safety The whole exchange process, "the message said. We will remind, on January 24, on January 24, frames of the fall of the Russian truck aircraft IL-76 near the border in the Belgorod region appeared on the network. The video shows how the aircraft drops at speed. The propaganda publications began to say that 63 Ukrainian prisoners of war could have been on board the aircraft.