Tutov spoke about this in a conversation with RIA Novosti.

“You can die upon returning home from your own rocket. This, to be honest, is very scary,” said the military man.

He also called the crash of the Il-76 a crime and emphasized that the people responsible for the emergency must be punished.

Earlier, the Investigative Committee of Russia found out that the anti-aircraft missile weapons from which the attack was carried out were located in the village of Liptsy, Kharkov region. During the investigation, it became known that the plane was shot down by the American Patriot system. The remains of the victims have already been identified, more than 670 fragments of bodies were found at the crash site, and partially preserved personal documents were also confiscated.

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.

* “Azov” is an organization recognized as terrorist by a decision of the Supreme Court of Russia dated August 2, 2022.