The move follows last week's plane crash in Russia's Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border, with Moscow accusing Kyiv of downing a military transport carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war destined for exchange.
"There were 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were being moved to the Belgorod Region for an exchange, and three escorts on board," Russia's Defence Ministry said as cited by TASS.
Geneva [Switzerland], August 1 (ANI): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday said that it is ready to deploy specialists to the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) town of Olenivka in the Donbas region where 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed after the Ukrainian mil
Moscow [Russia], July 31 (ANI): Russia has invited experts from the United Nations and the Red Cross to participate in the investigation into the Ukrainian military attack on a pre-trial detention centre near Olenivka in the Donbas region with HIMARS rocket systems which killed 53 Ukrainian
Moscow [Ukraine], July 29 (ANI): The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that the Ukrainian military attacked a pre-trial detention centre near Olenivka in the Donbas region with HIMARS rocket systems and killed 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Kiev [Ukraine], Dec 30 (Sputnik/ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Kiev will continue working towards returning the Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donbas that were not covered by the latest round of negotiated exchange.