Russia has handed over remains to Ukraine that require additional identification. It is being established whether they belong to Ukrainian military - Coordination Centre on Moskalkova’s statement
During the latest repatriation activities, Russia handed over to Ukraine the remains of dead people that require additional identification.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported to Suspilne by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, commenting on the statement of Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova.
"As of now, expert institutions are establishing within the framework of criminal proceedings whether the remains of these individuals really belong to Ukrainian servicemen. The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War is monitoring the situation and is in contact with all authorised institutions," the statement said.
As a reminder, on 9 December, Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova assured that Russia had allegedly handed over to Ukraine the bodies of prisoners of war who, as the Russian side insists, died during the crash of an IL-76 in the Belgorod region on 24 January 2024.
As previously reported by Censor.NET, on 1 March, Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova said that Russia was ready to hand over to Ukraine the bodiesRussia was ready to hand over to Ukraine the bodies of those allegedly killed in the crash of the IL-76. Subsequently, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets noted that there would be communication with Russia regarding the transfer of the bodies of those allegedly killed in the crash of the IL-76.
IL-76 crash in the Belgorod region of Russia
On 24 January, an Il-76 aircraft used to transport equipment and troops crashed in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
Russian media reported that the plane was carrying mostly Ukrainian prisoners of war, all of whom were killed.
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine confirmed that a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was to take place on 24 January. Later, DIU representative Andriy Yusov clarified that this exchange was to be the largest since the full-scale Russian invasion.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will insist on an international investigation into the situation with the plane and the exchange of prisoners.
The SSU opened proceedings over the crash of an IL-76 in the Belgorod region.
Neither the UN nor the US can establish whether there were any Ukrainian prisoners of war on board.
Lubinets later reported that Russia does not allow international experts into the investigation, and the ICRC does not require this access.
At the beginning of February, the representative of the DIU of the Ministry of Defense Andrii Yusov reported that Ukraine appealed to Russia regarding the return of the bodies of Ukrainian prisoners of war who allegedly died as a result of the Il-76 plane crash in the Belgorod region. Russia has not yet responded to these requests. Oleksii Danilov, the Secretary of the NSDC, said that there were definitely no Ukrainian prisoners of war in the IL-76 plane that crashed in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
