What happened in the Belgorod region? The UN Security Council meets urgently on Thursday, January 25, at the request of Moscow, which accuses Ukraine of having shot down a Russian military transport plane and killed all its passengers, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be trades. For its part, kyiv has not confirmed whether prisoners from its country were among the victims. The meeting must take place at 11 p.m. (French time), announced the French presidency of the Council. Follow our live stream.
Volodymyr Zelensky calls for an international investigation. The Ukrainian president has already instructed several state agencies to conduct their own investigations into the crash. kyiv has neither confirmed nor denied that the plane was shot down by Ukrainian weapons, as Moscow maintains. The Ukrainian military confirmed that a prisoner exchange was planned for Wednesday and said Russia had a responsibility to protect Ukrainian prisoners of war in its custody.
The strike was Ukrainian, according to a French military source. According to this source, to franceinfo, the Iiouchine 76 was hit by this American-made “Patriot” air defense battery, held by the Ukrainian army.
Russian attacks continue in Ukraine. kyiv announced this Thursday that it had shot down 11 drones out of 14 launched by Russia during the night and which left several injured in the southern regions of the country. Residential buildings and a warehouse were damaged near Odessa and Mykolaiv.