Kyiv Pushes Back Against Russian Claim That Ukraine Shot Down a Plane Carrying Its Own Prisoners of War  

Zelensky calls for an international investigation into the plane crash, while Russia now has sole access to the site.

Russian Investigative Committee via AP
A Russian Investigative Committee employee near wreckage of the military Il-76 plane crash in the Belgorod region, January 25, 2024. Russian Investigative Committee via AP

KYIV — Officials in Ukraine said Russia has provided no credible evidence to back its claims that their own forces shot down a military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be swapped for Russian POWs.

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