Ukraine's Media Initiative for Human Rights is raising awareness about civilians abducted by Russian forces. The group says public awareness is the hostages' best chance for release.
Moscow said the plane had been carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were being transferred to the Belgorod region to be exchanged for Russian service personnel.
A large Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday near the border with Ukraine killing everyone onboard, the Russian defense ministry said, accusing Ukraine of shooting down the plane with missiles.
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 25, 2024 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for an international investigation into the apparent downing of a Russian military aircraft believed to be bringing 65 captive Ukrainian soldiers to a prisoner-of-war swap rendezvous in the Belgorod region on the Russia-Ukraine border.