What shot down IL-76 and from where Russian Defence Ministry provides details/VIDEO

The Il-76 aircraft was shot down using an anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) located in the Liptsy area of the Kharkiv region.

“The aircraft was destroyed by the armed forces of Ukraine from the area of Liptsy, Kharkiv region, using an anti-aircraft missile system,” the Russian Ministry of Defence said in a statement, Caliber.Az reports.

Radar equipment of the Russian Aerospace Forces (RAF) recorded the launch of two Ukrainian missiles, which shot down an Il-76 aircraft in the Belgorod region, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.

Earlier, the Russian Defence Ministry confirmed the crash of an Il-76 in Belgorod Region, Russian media report.

According to the Russian Defence Ministry, on board were 65 captured military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces transported to Belgorod Region for exchange, 6 aircraft crew members, and 3 accompanying persons.

Rusya'nın Belgorod bölgesinde düşen Rus uçağındaki 74 kişinin tamamının öldüğü açıklandı. https://t.co/hUpmiGXX0x pic.twitter.com/Upi7Ii0NE3

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