A US-supplied Patriot air defence system was used to shoot down the Il-76 near Belgorod on 24 January 2024.
Unresolvable Claimed by Government of Russia on 31 January 2024.
The statement
President Putin said it was obvious that Ukraine shot down the Il-76 transport over Belgorod region on 24 January and claimed a US-made Patriot system was used.
- Origin of the claim The Moscow Times
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2024-01-31) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-fx75 records President Putin's claim and the UN's statement that it could not verify the circumstances of the crash. No independent evidence in the record identifies the weapon. |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-q9wv, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-q9wv/