Investigators identify Ukrainian commander who ordered to down plane with POWs in 2024

The Russian Investigative Committee has established that Nikolay Dzyaman, commander of Ukraine’s 138th anti-aircraft missile brigade, ordered the downing of the Il-76 plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners in 2024, the press service told TASS.

Il-76 crash: Search and rescue operation ends at plane crash site in Russia’s Ivanovo Region

Units of the Russian Emergencies Ministry have completed a search and rescue operation at the site of an Il-76 plane crash in the Ivanovo Region, the regional government said in a statement.

Ukrainians who ordered to down Il-76 plane being identified — Russia’s top investigator

Russia's Investigative Committee is identifying all Ukrainian commanders who gave the order to shoot down the Il-76 plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war for exchange, the agency’s head, Alexander Bastrykin, told TASS in an interview.

Source: Ukraine attacked Il-76 near Belgorod under pressure from British advisers

British advisers to Ukraine are to blame for the attack on the Il-76 near Belgorod, which was transporting Ukrainian prisoners of war. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source.

Experts say Il-76 was shot down with Patriot missile — Investigative Committee

Investigation has found that the Ilyushin-76 military transport airplane was shot down in the Belgorod Region with a US-made Patriot surface-to-air system, which fired two missiles.

Il-76 was shot down by the American Patriot system, Putin said

The Il-76 plane was shot down by the American Patriot system, presidential candidate and current head of state Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with trusted officials.

Russia’s Il-76 plane was presumably downed by Patriot missile system, investigation continues

A Russian Il-76 plane carrying Ukrainian POWs was presumably downed by a Western-made Patriot missile system, a law enforcement source told TASS.

Info about Il-76 attack shows it was Kiev’s deliberate crime - Russia

 At this point, all information about the downing of the Il-76 plane by the armed forces of Ukraine indicates that it was a deliberate crime, committed by the Kiev government, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said.

Russia releases names of crew members aboard downed aircraft, Ukraine called for an international investigation

Russia on Thursday unveiled the names of killed crew members of a plane that was shot down over the Belgorod region Wednesday.

France turns down Russian request to hold UNSC meeting on downed plane Wednesday

France, which holds the rotating UN Security Council presidency this month, has turned down Russia’s request to hold a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday to discuss the downing of a Russian military plane by the Ukrainian military, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said. 

State Duma to seek facts from US, Germany following IL-76 crash

The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, will prepare an appeal to the US Congress and the German Bundestag in order to find out which missiles could have caused the crash of the Il-76 plane in the Belgorod region, State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said. 

Russia's Il-76 Crashed in Belgorod Region Was Shot Down by Two Ukrainian Missiles - Defense Ministry

The Kiev regime shot down the plane, seeking to pin the blame on Russia for the deaths of the Ukrainian POWs, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.

Russian jet crashes carrying Ukrainian PoWs - Moscow

A Russian Ilyushin-76 military transport plane has crashed in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine.

Kyiv says drone attack on Russian air base in Pskov was launched from inside Russia

Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said Friday that a recent drone attack on an airport in Russia that damaged several transport planes was carried out from within Russian territory.