Big news has come out from Russia. A plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners has crashed here. This accident happened in the western Belgorod region at around 11 am Russian time. There were 65 prisoners present in this plane.
This is Russia's Dhruv-76 military transport aircraft. Media reports are claiming that all the prisoners on board the plane have died. However this could not be confirmed. No immediate information has been given regarding the reason behind the plane crash. Russian lawmaker and retired general Andrei Kartapolov said during a parliamentary session that the plane was shot down by three missiles. However, he did not say from which source this was confirmed. These Ukrainian prisoners of war were being taken to Ukraine under the prisoner exchange agreement. Apart from the prisoners of war, six crew members and three other people were also on board the plane at the time of the accident.