Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Service (DIU) revealed details of a PoW swap with Russia that was planned on January 24 but was not held following the Il-76 aircraft crash in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast. .
sauce: Andriy Yusov, representative and coordination staff of the Defense Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, on the air 24/7 national news program
Quote: “The issue of transferring prisoners for exchange is the responsibility of the prisoners. Ukraine took all possible measures to make yesterday’s exchange possible.”
Civilian transport of Russian prisoners of war was taking place at the site of the Sumy Front. Everything is ready for PoW swap. Responding forces were alerted and a ceasefire was announced on this front. Border Guards and Defense Forces were acting accordingly.
Last time, on January 3, when Ukraine brought back 230 soldiers, Russia used aircraft to transport prisoners of war. But then, as planes carrying Ukrainian prisoners were about to land, Ukraine was given advance warning and called for a cease-fire. Indeed, Ukraine fulfilled all the requirements and the exchange was successful.
As for the measures taken yesterday…the aggressors have not informed us verbally or in writing.
…The Russians themselves admitted that they used military aircraft to transport Ukrainian prisoners of war. The Il-76M is a military aircraft equipped with dual anti-aircraft guns in the tail. ”
detail: Yusov reported that this particular crew member was discovered at the Engels-2 air base in Russia’s Saratov Oblast, where they were providing ammunition to Russian strategic aircraft. In addition to this, this is the same aircraft that supplied the missiles for the attack on the city of Kharkov.
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On the afternoon of January 24th, IL-76 military plane crashes Located in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Ukraine’s Armed Forces General Staff’s Ukraiska Pravda news agency said the plane was carrying S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
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After the Russian Il-76 crash, many Russian media outlets quoted Andrei Kartapolov, Chairman of the Defense Committee of the Russian State Duma. He claimed the plane was carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners who were taken for exchange, and Ukraine’s ombudsman Dmytro Rubinets said: he was investigating the situation.
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Hours after the crash was reported, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine issued a statement There they hinted that the plane was a military target and was transporting ammunition for the Russian army.
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Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Service confirmed that an exchange of prisoners was planned for January 24, but did not take place. At the same time, he said he had no information on whether there were Ukrainian prisoners on board the IL-76.
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The White House said: Not enough information yet The mission is to find out what happened to the Il-76 plane that crashed in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast on January 24th.
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