POWs are unlikely to do so. transported Roman Svitan, a military expert and colonel in the Ukrainian Armed Forces Reserve, said in an interview with Radio NV that it was installed on aircraft such as the Il-76 that crashed today.
First, the Il-76 plane is unlikely to be used specifically for transporting prisoners of war under comfortable conditions, Svitan said.
Additionally, planes carrying dozens of military personnel and even prisoners of war pose a significant risk of being hijacked by the prisoners. There is a good chance that the captured soldiers will force the pilot to divert to Ukraine, just a few dozen kilometers from the border.
As a result, prisoners of war are not transported by plane, but in most cases by “tepurushka”, an enclosed wagon normally used for transporting cattle and supplies with minimal equipment.
“This is how prisoners are transferred,” Svitan said.
“They make holes in the floor, they call them toilets. They put them in carriages like cattle. It’s closed on all sides. How we treat our prisoners of war.”
One exception, according to Svitan, would be if Russia “has a concrete plan, for example, to take prisoners on board a plane, shoot them down with S-300 missiles, and then blame everything on the Ukrainian military.” .
“We have seen similar scenarios before, such as the elimination of Wagner PMC leader Mr. Prigozhin. They loaded the plane, claimed Prigozhin was on board, and then shot it down.”
One of the reasons for such a maneuver, Svitan continued, could be “to load the bodies of prisoners of war and people who were tortured in captivity onto planes.”
“I know how the Russians torture, I know what it is. So, to hide the traces of torture, maybe they solved the problem this way. I understand.”
He said it was clear from the video that the plane was shot down by an S-300, and the question remained as to who fired the missile.
However, Svitan pointed out that “a Russian S-300 could have shot down this plane.” Our S-300 would not have been able to reach there in terms of range. ”
Other anti-aircraft weapons in Ukraine’s arsenal are also unlikely candidates.
“IRIS/T” [air defense system] “It will certainly hit – that’s 40 kilometers, which is an unrealistic range for that weapon,” he said.
“The operation is too complex to use the Patriots. You may have questions about the Patriots. Technically and theoretically, it’s definitely a possibility. We can somehow hide it and push it to the border.” You can bring it. But it’s not practical to risk it. You can put the Patriot at risk of an A-50 attack. But risk it for an Il-76. It’s not dangerous.”
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