The authorities of the Russian Federation are ready to hand over to Kyiv the bodies of prisoners of war who, according to Russia, died during the crash of the Il-76 in the Belgorod region on January 24.
Russia assures of readiness to hand over Ukraine's POWs bodies after Il-76 crash
The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation, Tatiana Moskalkova, made an official statement.
For this, all that is necessary in terms of procedure is.... The bodies can be transferred according to the procedures that are in place.
Tatiana Moskalkova
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation
According to Putin's henchman, she is currently in contact with representatives of Ukraine in the case of the plane crash. She says, "The Ukrainian side was interested in the possibility of handing over the bodies."
Tatyana Moskalkova also added that she is discussing this issue with the representative of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Dmytro Lubinets, to whom she allegedly "gave all the answers to the questions about the incident."
As for the bodies, I immediately informed that we have confirmation and all the DNA, which, according to the conclusion of the examination, makes it possible to identify the person, — said Moskalkova.
How DIU comments on Moskalkova's statement
According to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) official representative, Andrii Yusov, Kyiv has appealed to the aggressor country many times regarding the transfer of the bodies of Ukrainian POWs who allegedly died on board the IL-76.
[The] work in this direction continues. As well as investigating what happened on board the Il-76 and who was there. There is a contact on this matter. We will let you know when we can talk about the results.
Andriy Yusov
DIU represantative
The crash of Il-76 in the Belgorod region: what is known
On January 24, an Il-76 military transport plane crashed in the Korochan district of the Belgorod region in Russia.
The Russian MOD stated that there were allegedly 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on board who were being taken for exchange. The DIU confirmed that an exchange was being prepared that day.
The DIU chief, Kyrylo Budanov, said there is no reliable and comprehensive information about who could be on board.
The NSDC secretary, Oleksiy Danilov, recently stated that there were no Ukrainian POWs on board of crashed Il-76.
