The Russian Aerospace Forces suffered heavy losses, and an Il-76 transport plane crashed in the Belgorod region with a total of 73 people on board, 65 of whom were Ukrainian prisoners of war, who were supposed to be exchanged to the border line. The Russian side said that the plane was shot down by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile, while the Ukrainian side denied this claim, claiming that the plane was equipped with an anti-aircraft missile, which was a Russian reinforcement to the front line.
The accident has sparked disputes and questions between the two sides, but what is the truth? Judging by the ** at the scene, the Il-76 transport aircraft had obvious smoke in the air before it fell, which is most likely traces of anti-aircraft missiles**. Moreover, the Ukrainian side also initially admitted that it was their air force that shot down the plane, but later changed their story, which raises suspicions that they are covering up the truth. In addition, Russia has another Il-76 transport plane, which also carried Ukrainian prisoners of war, but returned in time after the accident and was not attacked, which shows that Russia has notified the flight plan in advance.
If this is the case, then there are two possibilities for the Ukrainian side, one is that they deliberately ignore Russia's report and sacrifice their own prisoners of war in order to achieve a result, which shows their cruelty and disregard for the laws of war. The other is that there was a serious mistake in their information transmission, which led to the fact that the troops on the ground did not receive the Russian notification and mistakenly thought it was an enemy aircraft, which reflected their chaotic and inefficient command system.
Either way, it has had an extremely negative impact on the Ukrainian side, losing not only its own prisoners of war, but also the opportunity for peaceful exchanges with Russia. And the Russian side also paid a heavy price, the loss of an Il-76 transport aircraft is a huge blow to their airlift capabilities. Moreover, this accident also exposed the design flaws of the Il-76 transport aircraft, which is not suitable for transporting personnel, and its cargo space and facilities are relatively backward, compared with China's Y-20 transport aircraft, there is a big gap.
The accident has attracted widespread attention and discussion among netizens, and most people tend to believe Russia's claim that Ukraine is deliberately creating an incident and even killing its own prisoners of war, which is extremely despicable and brutal. There are also calls for the two sides to stop the war as soon as possible, resolve the dispute through peaceful means, and avoid more innocent sacrifices.