The Russian side may have used Ukrainian POWs as a human shield to transport weapons for missile systems, said Andriy Yusov, Ukrainian HUR military intelligence service spokesperson, commenting on the crash of the Russian IL-76 military transport plane in an interview to Radio Svoboda on Jan. 25.
Several Russian high-ranking officials were supposed to be on board the IL-76 military transport aircraft that crashed in Russia’s Belgorod oblast on Jan. 24, but the FSB did not allow them to board at the last moment, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) spokesman Andriy Yusov told RFE/RL on Jan. 25.
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The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has reported that it is "clarifying information" regarding the crash of an Il-76 aircraft in Belgorod Oblast of Russia. Source: Suspilne, Ukraine's public broadcaster, citing Ukraine's Defence Ministry Details: The Defence Ministry could not confirm to Suspilne that the aircraft was hit by Ukrainian Defence Forces, as they are "still clarifying information.