Regarding the incident in which a Russian military plane crashed and killed Ukrainian prisoners of war, Russia claims that the Ukrainian military shot it down, while Ukraine calls for an international investigation. I am.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 24th that a Russian military plane carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers and others was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile from the Ukrainian side in the western Belgorod Oblast, which borders Ukraine, and all of them were killed. announced that he had died.
Russia's state news agency reported on the 25th that the Russian Ministry of Defense will analyze the black box recovered from the crash site to determine the cause of the crash.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian side has avoided making any clear statement about its involvement in the crash of the military plane, and President Zelenskiy on the 24th condemned the Russian side and insisted that he would ``request an international investigation.''
In addition, Ukrainian media reported on the 25th that a spokesperson for the Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that no bodies could be seen in the footage purported to be from the crash site, and that only five bodies were taken to the local morgue after the crash. He also pointed out that it is not clear whether there were 65 Ukrainian prisoners on board, as Russia claims.
Meanwhile, a fire broke out at the refinery of Russia's state-run oil giant Rosneft in the Krasnodar region of southern Russia from late night on the 24th to early morning on the 25th.
Regarding this, Ukrainian media, citing sources, reported that drone strikes carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine are continuing to target fuel provided to the Russian military.
In Russia, a fire broke out on the 21st at the terminal of a major private gas company, Novatek, at a port in the northwest Leningrad Oblast, and Ukrainian media reported that it was a drone attack by the Security Service of Ukraine.