Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of
\nshooting down a military transport plane carrying dozens of Ukrainian
\ndetainees headed for a prisoner exchange, killing everyone on board.<\/p>\n
Kyiv confirmed a prisoner swap was due to occur Wednesday, but several hours
\nafter the crash said it still had no reliable information on the passengers,
\nas President Volodymyr Zelensky called for an international investigation.<\/p>\n
Videos on social media showed a large plane in Russia’s western Belgorod
\nregion falling from the sky on its side before crashing in a fireball.<\/p>\n
Russia’s defence ministry said the IL-76 plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian
\nsoldiers captured in Russia’s offensive, as well as six crew and three
\nescorts.<\/p>\n
It claimed Ukrainian forces stationed in the Kharkiv border region had fired
\ntwo missiles at the transport aircraft and described the incident as a
\n“terrorist act”.<\/p>\n
“We currently do not have reliable or comprehensive information on who was on
\nboard the plane or in what number,” Ukraine’s main intelligence agency said
\nin a statement.<\/p>\n