Il-76 in the Belgorod region was shot down

It is noted that several military experts inspected a photo of damage to the IL-76 military transport aircraft, which fell near Belgorod and found openings from the sides of the aircraft. According to experts, this indicates that the aircraft was shot down by the land-to-air rocket. "Damage scheme corresponds to the warheads of He-Frag, which is very common in the rockets of" Earth-Borings ". This is evidenced Janes's air defense, which is engaged in military intelligence.

Another expert - Andres Gannon, Associate Professor of the University of Vanderbasty, who specializes in safety, confirmed the words of his colleague, but also does not exclude a version of damage to mortar mines. "On the basis of visible damage we can not exclude defeat with jet shells or mortar mines, but it would be very difficult to hit the plane that flies with these unmanaged ammunition.

Most likely, it is a rocket of" Earth-to-air "class, but which is specifically difficult to say" , - explained Andres Gannon. According to two more experts, the fragments undoubtedly indicate that the aircraft was shot down, but to draw unambiguous conclusions about the type of projectile used on the basis of images is still too early. The IL-76 Military Transport aircraft of the Russian Federation was crashed on January 24 in the Belgorod region.

The Russian media claimed that Ukrainian prisoners of war were allegedly transported to the region for exchange. The Ministry of Defense stated that on board the downed Russian Il-76 aircraft had to fly several high-ranking officials from the military leadership of the Russian Federation, but at the last moment they did not sit on board. Major General of the SBU rejected the version of the Russian invaders regarding the fall of IL-76.