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Ukraine says there's no evidence for Russia's claim that dozens of POWs died in a plane crash

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Officials in Ukraine say 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

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    Russia claims Ukraine shot down a military plane carrying Ukrainian POWs, killing 74 (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Russian defense ministry said two missiles were fired from Ukrainian territory at the IL-76 military transport aircraft. It said 65 Ukrainian POWs were on board, headed for a prisoner swap.

  2. Insider

    Ukraine floats the theory it may have been tricked into shooting down the plane Russia says was full of Ukrainian POWs (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Russia said there were no survivors after an Il-76 plane crashed near Yablonovo, 44 miles southeast of the Belgorod border region of Russia.

  3. Fox News

    Putin claims Ukraine shot down POW plane, Ukraine says Russia has no evidence (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Russia has blamed Ukraine for shooting down a military transport plane carrying Ukrainian POWs, but Ukraine says there's no evidence to support Russia's version of events.

  4. NBC News

    No evidence for Russia’s claim that dozens of POWs died in plane crash, Ukraine says (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    “We currently don’t have evidence that there could have been that many people onboard the aircraft,” a Ukrainian official said.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Ukraine says there's no evidence for Russia's claim that dozens of POWs died in a plane crash (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Officials in Ukraine say 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

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Ukraine says it has no evidence for Russia's claim that dozens of POWs died in a shot down plane (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials in Ukraine said Russia has provided no credible evidence to back its claims that Ukrainian forces shot down a military transport plane that Moscow says was carrying…

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ukraine: No proof POWs aboard downed plane (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Russia has not provided evidence that Ukrainian prisoners of war were aboard a military plane that was downed Wednesday, Ukrainian officials told relatives of captured soldiers Friday, as the warring countries continued to trade blame over the murky incident.

  8. Portland Press Herald

    Ukraine says it has no evidence for Russia’s claim that dozens of POWs died in shot down plane (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Kyiv has neither confirmed nor denied that its forces downed a Russian military transport plane that day, and Russia's claim that the crash killed Ukrainian POWs could not be independently verified.

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