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UK Intelligence has analysed Russia's sentencing of Igor Girkin, a terrorist and a former FSB officer, who has been recently convicted to four years in prison for "publicly inciting extremist activity".

Russia was supposed to hand over information to the International Committee of the Red Cross about Ukrainian prisoners of war who were supposedly in an Il-76 military aircraft, but has not yet done so.

Ukraine's Defence Intelligence has intercepted a conversation among the Russian military that suggests that Russia is forming new detachments of Federal Security Service border personnel in order to reinforce the border with Ukraine.

Ukraine's Coordination Staff for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has said that after a long delay Russia has released a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war who, according to Russia's claims, were on board of the Il-76 aircraft that crashed in Russia on 24 January.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that it is necessary to establish all the facts and conduct an investigation into the downing of the Russian Il-76 aircraft on 24 January. Source: Zelenskyy's video address Details: The President said that Defense Minister Rustem Umierov, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Chief of the Defence Intelligence Service Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk, and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed...

The Security Service of Ukraine has opened a criminal investigation into the recent downing of a Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft in Russia's Belgorod Oblast. Source: Press service of the Security Service of Ukraine in a comment for the media.

Ukraine has received no evidence indicating that a large number of prisoners of war were onboard the Il-76 military transport aircraft that crashed in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, contrary to statements made by the Russian Ministry of Defence and other representatives of the aggressor country.

Ukraine cannot predict whether Russia will agree to more prisoner swaps following the crash of an Il-76 aircraft on 24 January, but it will do everything possible to keep bringing Ukrainian citizens home from captivity in Russia.

According to the representative of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), Russia does not officially publish lists of prisoners of war who were to be exchanged, instead resorting to propaganda. Source: Andrii Yusov, Spokesperson for Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, on air of the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: "First of all, the lists (of prisoners of war who were supposed to be exchanged on 24 Januar - ed.

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has disclosed the details of the PoW swap with Russia which was planned for 24 January but was not held after an Il-76 aircraft crash in Belgorod Oblast in Russia.