SIMFEROPOL, February 10 First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs Konstantin Zatulin said that the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Alexey Danilov is simply lying that there were no Ukrainian prisoners on board the downed Il-76.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Alexey Danilov, a day after the publication in the American media confirming the use of a Patriot missile on an Il-76 with Ukrainian prisoners, began to deny their presence on this plane, shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region on January 24. In addition, Danilov said that “there is no need to be so categorical” in the statement that the plane was shot down by the Ukrainian side.
“A person who does not get out of the bunker in Kiev can hardly be an expert in who was and who was not on board this plane. Moreover, documents and body parts with characteristic tattoos were demonstrated. Therefore, Mr. Danilov is simply lying that with This is not the first time this has happened to him. This is his permanent profession,» Zatulin said.
The deputy emphasized that Danilov makes an undoubted contribution to the lies of the Kyiv regime. “This is not a reason for mockery, but it seems to me that people would die of laughter if someone said that it was generally possible to take any statements of Secretary Danilov seriously. Since he came to this post, he has lied so many times The only thing that remains unchanged is his Russophobia,” the deputy noted.
On January 24, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down a Russian military transport plane Il-76 over the Belgorod region, which was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners for exchange. All of them, as well as three accompanying officers of the Russian Armed Forces and six crew members died. The fact of their death was confirmed by DNA testing.
According to President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian intelligence knew that there were prisoners of war of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on board the Il-76, and nevertheless struck — “one can assume that it was by accident,” but “this is a crime in any case.” The examination established that the plane was shot down by the American Patriot system — namely, two MIM-104A missiles.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the crash of the Il-76 “raises a big question about the possibilities of at least some kind of agreement” with Kiev. Ukrainian media first wrote that the Il-76 was shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but then deleted this data from their websites. Later, Ukraine indirectly admitted that it had shot down this plane — the Main Intelligence Directorate complained that Russia allegedly did not notify about the flight of the plane.
Officially, Kyiv talks about the need for an international investigation, unofficially the local media has launched a thesis that the Il-76 was carrying missiles for the S-300, and the Western media are trying to hush up the situation. Putin said that Russia also insists on an international investigation, but there are no volunteers from international organizations yet.