“To investigate the criminal case, an investigative and operational group was formed, which included experienced investigators, criminologists and experts.
During the inspection of the scene of the incident, fragmented human remains were discovered, along with the aircraft’s flight recorders, which were sent for decryption,” the department said in a statement.
On January 25, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case of terrorism in connection with the crash of the I-76 plane, which was shot down by the Ukrainian military in the Belgorod region.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Ukrainian troops hit a Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft with captured Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel using an anti-aircraft missile system.
On board were six crew members, 65 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the exchange and three Russian military personnel accompanying them.
They all died.