Bastrykin: Investigative Committee identifies Ukrainian commanders who gave the order to shoot down Il-76. “Investigative actions are ongoing aimed at identifying individuals from among the Ukrainian armed formations involved in this terrorist attack,” he said.

Previously, the State Department rejected the participation of the US military in the calculation of the air defense system from which the Il- 76 was shot down. Also, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, stated that the CIA provides the Ukrainian Armed Forces with intelligence.