Russia claimed that Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board an IL-76 transport aircraft that crashed in the Belgorod region. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine confirmed a POW exchange was planned for January 24 but did not take place.
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POW exchange planned for Jan 24 did not take place; Russia claims POWs were on board crashed IL-76
63 people were on board the Il-76
All 63 people on board the Il-76 died
Andrei Kartapolov, chairman of the defence committee of the Russian State Duma, claimed 65 Ukrainian POWs were on board the downed Il-76
A second Il-76 carrying 80 POWs was turned around in time according to Kartapolov
Russia claimed 65 Ukrainian POWs were killed in the Il-76 crash
Russia did not respond to Ukraine's request to return the bodies of the killed POWs
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