On the afternoon of January 31, local time, there were many incidents in the occupied Crimea Sevastopol, Zhankoy, Fedosia and other places, the first of which was Belbek Airport, where the 38th Russian Fighter Aviation Regiment was stationed.
Of course, the Crimean bridge was once again routinely closed, and the Ministry of Defense claimed that Russian air defense systems destroyed 17 Ukrainian missiles over the Black Sea and 3 missiles over the Crimean peninsula on the same day.
However, the latest news came out that two Su-27 and one Su-30 aircraft were destroyed at Belbek Airport, 12 Russian soldiers were killed and 10 were injured. So, looking at the report of the Russian Ministry of Defense, there will be no landing ships that have been blown up at all, the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet have been hit, and Russian fighters have been destroyed at airfields. And when the Russian army emphasizes how many Ukrainian missiles it has intercepted, there must be Russian equipment destroyed by missiles, which can basically confirm every battle report of the Russian side.
On the morning of January 31, Ukraine and Russia carried out a prisoner exchange operation, 207 prisoners of war from the Ukrainian side went home, and the Russian side received 195 prisoners of war. Among the Ukrainian prisoners of war who returned to their home countries were heroes of the defense of Mariupol. Zelensky** expressed his gratitude to Ukraine** for organizing the prisoner exchange.
Previously, because of the downing of the Il-76, the hostage exchange between the two sides was postponed. Russian Duma deputies clamored for no more prisoner exchanges.
However, after removing all traces of the crash of the Il-76, Russia finally asked for an international investigation, and the first time the incident happened, when Ukraine asked for an international investigation, Russia refused, of course, Russia accused the West of destroying the Il-76 provided by Ukraine. It seems that Russia really wants the West to stop aiding Ukraine because of this crash, which is obviously not the case in reality.