[HIGHLIGHTS] According to the conclusion of the examinations, an Il-76 transporting prisoners of war of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was shot down by a missile from the American Patriot complex

Russian State Duma adopted a draft appeal calling on the US Congress to condemn the crimes of the terrorist Kyiv regime and refuse its support. Vladimir Putin said he did not understand why the Kiev regime shot down a Russian plane carrying 65 Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel intended for exchange.

The head of state emphasized that Russia insists on conducting an international investigation, but there are no volunteers from international organizations. Putin stressed that, despite the tragedy with Il-76, Russia will not stop prisoner exchanges with the West.