Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Tatyana Moskalkova said that the Russian Federation allegedly handed over to the Ukrainian side the bodies of prisoners of war who allegedly died during the crash of the Il-76 plane in January this year.
She stated this in an interview with the Russian propaganda agency, reports UNN.
They (the bodies of prisoners of war who died during the IL-76 plane crash - ed.) were handed over. It happened, and I was present
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On November 29, it was reported that the bodies of 502 dead Ukrainian soldiers were returned to Ukraine.
From among the returned fallen defenders of Ukraine:
397 from Donetsk direction;
24 from Luhansk direction;
64 from Zaporizhia direction;
17 dead people were returned from morgues on the territory of the Russian Federation.
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On January 24, An Il-76 military transport plane crashed in the korostensky District of the Belgorod region of Russia.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that there were 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on board, who were being taken for an exchange. the Russians also immediately stated that the plane was allegedly shot down by Ukraine.
In January, the Main Directorate of Ukrainian Intelligence stated that there is no reliable and comprehensive information yet about who exactly was on board the downed Russian Il-76 plane and in what quantity.
On January 31, a large prisoner exchange took place. Ukraine has returned 207 of its citizens.
But among the released soldiers were not thosewhom the Russian Federation allegedly transported on an Il-76 aircraft.
On March 1, 2024, Moskalkova stated that Ukraine had agreed to accept the bodies of the victims. According to her, at the end of February, she contacted the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets on this issue, who confirmed Kiev's readiness to take the bodies.
Lubinets reacted and said that once again the Russian side begins to speculate on the topic of the fall of the IL-76. But so far, at his request, Russia has not handed over official lists, confirmed the fact, or granted access to international organizations to the scene of the tragedy.