All 74 onboard crashed Russian military plane dead

Russia's defence ministry said earlier that 74 people had been onboard the Il-76 transport plane, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be exchanged for Russian captives.

Representative image showing an Il-76 plane.

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The Governor of Russia's Belgorod region said on Wednesday that everyone onboard a military transport plane that crashed in the region earlier on Wednesday have died.

Russia's defence ministry said earlier that 74 people had been onboard the Il-76 transport plane, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war that were to be exchanged for Russian captives.

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