Russia says Ukraine had 15-minute warning on PoW flight, Kyiv denies this

Russia says Ukraine had 15-minute warning before Il-76 flight, Kyiv denies claim

Senior Russian lawmaker Andrey Kartopolov claimed on Jan. 25 that Ukraine was given a 15-minute-warning ahead of the flight of the Il-76 plane that crashed in Belgorod Oblast on Jan. 24, though Ukrainian officials deny receiving any such notification. Russia has alleged that the downed military aircraft was destroyed by Ukrainian forces, and that it was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) at the time it was shot down. Ukraine has calle…

Ukraine denies Russian claim it had 15-minute warning on POW flight

A senior Russian politician has said Ukrainian military intelligence was given a 15-minute warning before a Russian military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war entered an area where it was shot down on Wednesday.

Russia: Ukraine ‘warned’ about plane before it entered Belgorod, was downed

These were the news updates for the Russia-Ukraine war on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

Russia says Ukraine had 15-minute warning on PoW flight, Kyiv denies this

MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -A senior Russian lawmaker said Ukrainian military intelligence had been given a 15-minute warning before a Russian military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war entered an area where it was shot down on Wednesday, killing all on board. Moscow accuses Kyiv of downing the Ilyushin Il-76 plane in Russia's Belgorod region, killing 74 people on board, including 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers en route to be swappe…

Russia says Ukraine had a 15-minute warning about plane with prisoners of war

Kyiv has neither confirmed nor denied downing the plane, but wants an international probe

Russia says Ukraine had 15-minute warning on PoW flight; Kyiv demands international probe