There were no Ukrainian prisoners of war aboard the Il-76 that crashed in Belgorod region on 24 January 2024.
Unresolvable Claimed by Government of Ukraine on 9 February 2024.
The statement
National Security and Defence Council secretary Oleksii Danilov said there were no Ukrainian prisoners of war on the Il-76 and that Russia's claim was fabricated, arguing Russia would have filmed the site if prisoners had died there.
- Origin of the claim Kyiv Independent
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2024-02-09) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-fx75 records the Russian defence ministry's claim that 65 prisoners were aboard, Ukrainian officials' denials and UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo's statement that the UN could not verify the reports. No independent evidence in the record shows who was aboard. |
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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-25kc, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-25kc/