MOSCOW: Russian investigators mentioned on Thursday (Feb 1) they’d proof displaying that Ukraine’s army shot down a Russian Il-76 army transport aircraft final week with US-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles.
The Russian Air Force Il-76 fell from the skies on Jan 24. Russia mentioned all 74 individuals on board, together with 65 captured Ukrainian troopers en path to be swapped for Russian prisoners of conflict, had been killed, and blamed Kyiv for downing the aircraft.
The investigators launched footage of physique components which they mentioned proved these aboard had been Ukrainian army personnel.
Kyiv, which is combating Russian forces in Ukraine, has neither confirmed nor denied that it downed the aircraft, however has challenged particulars of Moscow’s account and called for an international investigation.
Russia’s State Investigative Committee mentioned in an announcement that Ukrainian troopers within the space of Lyptsi within the Kharkiv area had fired two missiles on the aircraft.
Among the many fragments had been serial numbers with English acronyms, together with “CONFIDENTIAL categorised by PATRIOT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATED: 9/22/83 ADDENDUM DATED 11/28/83 8/8/84 CONTRACT NO/DAAH01-86C-A018′,” the committee mentioned in an announcement.
