Russian Cargo Plane Crash Near Ukrainian Border: 74 Killed in Missile Strike
Belgorod, Russia – Russia has accused Ukraine of shooting down a Russian military plane near the Ukrainian border, resulting in the deaths of all 74 people on board, including Ukrainian servicemen who were supposed to be part of a prisoner swap. The Ilyushin-76 cargo plane crashed inside Russian airspace, and both the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and its Defense Ministry have declared it an act of terrorism. The Russian government claims that the Ukrainian …