Russia says it has handed over to Kiev Ukrainian prisoners of war who were killed when a transport plane was shot down.
“It happened and I was there,” said Russian human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova. She did not mention the exact time of the transfer.
The coordination staff responsible for POW cases in Ukraine initially did not confirm the identities of the bodies. Expert reports are awaited on the identification of the remains.
At the end of January, a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane was shot down in the Belgorod border area, probably by the Ukrainian side. Moscow claimed that 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board for an exchange at the nearby border.
Although Kiev confirmed the planned exchange for that day, the plane was used to carry anti-aircraft missiles and not prisoners of war.
3,700 prisoners recovered
Ukraine has been resisting a Russian invasion for more than two and a half years. Since the start of the war, Ukraine has repatriated more than 3,700 prisoners. Most recently, Russia handed over the bodies of 500 soldiers to Ukraine at the end of November.
Source: Krone
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