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A Russian Il-76 military transport plane carrying
65 Ukrainian prisoners of war
crashed this Wednesday in the
Belgorod
region , bordering
Ukraine
, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.
"At around 11:00 Moscow time (08:00 GMT), an Il-76 plane crashed in the Belgorod region (...) On board were 65 prisoners of the Ukrainian army who were being transported to the Belgorod region for an exchange
, six crew members and three escorts
," the ministry says.
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10:45
Update - Crashed Russian military plane had 65 Ukrainian prisoners on board
The Russian Defense Ministry has reported on Telegram that a Russian Il-76 military transport plane with 65 Ukrainian prisoners on board crashed today in the
Belgorod
region bordering Ukraine .
The military note specifies that the plane,
which also carried six crew members and three Russian soldiers
, was transporting the prisoners to be exchanged for Russian soldiers held by the Ukrainian army.
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10:20
Russian Il-76 military transport plane crashes in Belgorod
A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane has crashed in the Russian region of Belgorod, according to the Ministry of Defense cited by the state news agency RIA, reports Reuters.
A video posted on the Telegram messaging app by Baza, a channel linked to the Russian security services, showed a large plane falling toward the ground and exploding in a vast fireball.
The Il-76 is a military transport aircraft designed to transport troops, cargo, military equipment and weapons.
It has a normal crew of five and can carry up to 90 passengers
.
The local governor,
Vyacheslav Gladkov
, said that an unspecified "incident" had occurred in the
Korochansky
district of the region, northeast of the city of Belgorod, and that he was going to inspect the site.
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10:10
Russia attacks Kharkov again: nine injured
At least nine people were injured by Russian attacks on Tuesday night in
Kharkov
, the regional governor announced, a day after bombings that left 18 dead in Ukraine, AFP reports.
"At around 22:00 local time (20:00 GMT), the enemy fired on (...) Kharkov" with "S-300 missiles," Oleg Synegoubov, Ukrainian head of the region, explained on Telegram.
"The attack left
nine people injured, including a 4-year-old girl
, who was treated on site," he lamented, adding that "four people were hospitalized: two men and two women."
During the attack, homes and telecommunications facilities were damaged, according to the same source.
Meanwhile, in
Kherson
, regional authorities announced on Wednesday that
five civilians had been killed the previous day
in several Russian attacks.
Six people were injured in these attacks, according to Governor Oleksandre Prokoudine, who commented on the situation on social networks.
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8:25
Russia shoots down four drones over the Oriol region
The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that its anti-aircraft defenses shot down four Ukrainian drones today over the Russian Oryol region.
"According to preliminary data, there were no victims," the region's governor,
Andrei Klichkov
, wrote on Telegram , specifying that the remains of the drones fell in the north and east of the city of Oriol, the regional capital.
The mayor of the city,
Yuri Parajin
, indicated that as a result of the attack the windows of several residential buildings were shattered.
"The magnitude of the damage is being assessed," he reported on his Telegram account, adding that affected people will be able to move to temporary shelters until the repair work is completed.
The city of Oryol is located
more than 150 kilometers from the nearest point of the Ukrainian border
and 200 kilometers south of Moscow.
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8:15
Borrell "looks forward" to Sweden's entry into NATO, which will "strengthen security"
The high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, said this Tuesday that he "looks forward to the next steps" of Sweden towards its accession to NATO, after its approval by the Turkish Parliament, something that "will strengthen the security of Europe," reports Efe.
"The ratification of the Protocol of Sweden's accession to NATO by the Turkish Parliament brings Sweden one step closer to the Alliance," Borrell stated in his official account on X.
The head of European diplomacy stressed that "Sweden's accession will strengthen Europe's security and boost EU-NATO cooperation."
"I look forward to the next steps," said the person also responsible for EU Security Policy.
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8:05
Ukraine asks its allies for more anti-aircraft defense means
In the same vein as
Zelensky
, Foreign Minister
Dmitro Kuleba
urgently asked his Western allies for more anti-aircraft defense means, and has set the goal of regaining control of the sky over his territory by 2024.
In an interview with German media, the head of Ukrainian diplomacy criticized the insufficient supply of artillery ammunition and anti-aircraft missiles by its Western allies, according to AFP.
"The attacks (on kyiv and Kharkov on Tuesday) clearly demonstrate the need to supply more air defense systems and additional anti-aircraft missiles," Kuleba said.
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8:00
"A building where ordinary people lived"
In his evening speech on Tuesday,
Volodymyr Zelensky
denounced the massive attack that left at least 18 dead and 130 injured.
The Ukrainian president said Russia had launched almost 40 missiles of different types in "another combined attack to try to circumvent our air defense system."
More than 200 locations were hit
, including 139 homes
, with numerous deaths in "a normal multi-story building where ordinary people lived," lamented the Ukrainian president.
"This year, the main priority is
to strengthen air defense to protect our cities and towns
, as well as defend front-line positions, which will have an impact on the strategic situation and the war effort as a whole. I thank all our partners who are helping us complete this task," Zelensky said.
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