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    Russia claims Ukraine shot down a military plane carrying Ukrainian POWs, killing 74

    The Russian defense ministry said two missiles were fired from Ukrainian territory at the IL-76 military transport aircraft. It said 65 Ukrainian POWs were on board, headed for a prisoner swap.
    by Charles Maynes Jan 24, 2024 2 minutes
    Traffic police officers block off a road near the crash site of the Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane outside the village of Yablonovo in Russia's Belgorod region on Wednesday.

    MOSCOW — Russia accused Ukraine of intentionally shooting down a military transport plane on Wednesday — killing all 74 people on board, the majority of whom were Ukrainian POWs en route to a negotiated prisoner swap between Moscow and Kyiv.

    According to Russia's Defense Ministry, the Il-76 transport

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