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The Russian side did not notify Ukraine about the necessity to ensure the safety of the airspace around Belgorod, Ukraine's military intelligence said, which has been done "repeatedly" in the past.
Ukraine’s Armed Forces cannot currently confirm that Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the downed Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft on the morning of Jan. 24, Armed Forces spokesperson, Bohdan Senyk, told NV.
A Russian IL-76 cargo plane that crashed in Belgorod was reportedly shot down on takeoff, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Jan. 24, citing a source close to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
A Russian plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed, killing everyone on board, Russian state media reported.
Air defenses were active in Russia's Belgorod Oblast shortly before a Russian Il-76 military transport plane crashed on Jan. 24, according to Belgorod Oblast governor Vyacheslav Gladkov's Telegram channel.