Russia says 74 dead, no survivors, in crash of plane it says carried Ukrainian PoWs
A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine. Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down and said all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap, but offered no evidence. Ukraine didn't immediately confirm or deny the crash.
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![In this handout photo taken from validated user-generated video, flames are shown rising in a residential area near Yablonovo, in the Belgorod region of Russia. Moscow said a military transport plane that was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war has crashed. As a yield sign is shown in the foreground, a giant fireball is shown in the distance over a cityscape.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7092992.1706136022!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/russia-warplane-crash.jpg)
A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine. Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down and said all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap, but offered no evidence. Ukraine didn't immediately confirm or deny the crash.