IL-76 plane crash in the Russian Federation: Ukraine did not voice who shot down the plane-NYT
Ukraine has launched an investigation, but has not yet published its results, leaving the question of who was killed and why, the newspaper by The New York Times (NYT). Russian officials called it a terrorist act and convened an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. The Ukrainian authorities did not recognize and did not refute the fact of destruction of the aircraft, saying that it could not confirm the presence of Ukrainian prisoners on board.
"We have a lot of questions about this situation. They [representatives of the Ukrainian authorities] gathered us and explained the situation, but did not answer any questions. " They promised to conduct a quick investigation, " - said Sophia Sobolev, who was convinced that her father was on the plane. Her father was in Russian captivity since March 2022, shortly after the start of a full -scale war with the Russian Federation. His name was in the lists for exchange.
The families of prisoners are still waiting for the responsibility of this tragedy, the Ukrainian official stated that IL-76, which is often used for cargo transportation, has previously delivered ammunition and missiles In the assertions of the parties to the conflict show the constant lack of clarity, which became a defining feature of the war.
Both sides have promoted their best versions for almost three years of hostilities and reluctantly revealed or recognized failures, " - analysts conclude. Investigators found DNA coincidences more than 50 out of 65 bodies, which, according to Russia, were on board. , were the same bodies that were found at the scene of the Prosecutor General and the Security Service of Ukraine did not answer the New York Times about the course of the investigation and whether any remains were identified.