A day after Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting down the aircraft and the president of Ukraine demanded an international investigation, investigators reportedly found the flight recorders of the Russian military transport plane that crashed in a border region near Ukraine.
The Il-76 tumbled from the sky and crashed in an immense chunk of fire in a provincial area of Russia on Wednesday, killing every one of the 74 individuals ready, Russian specialists said, as the conflict approaches its two-year point.
Russian authorities blamed Kyiv for destroying the plane with two rockets, guaranteeing that 65 Ukrainian detainees of war were ready as they set out toward a detainee trade. They offered no proof for their case.
The prisoner exchange that was supposed to take place on Wednesday was called off, according to Ukrainian authorities, but they denied knowing who was on the plane.
Kyiv authorities gave no immediate reaction to the Russian case that Ukraine hit with plane with a rocket, however they noticed that Russian airplane were genuine targets and that Moscow had mentioned no protected entry with regards to the detainee trade. They advised against spreading unconfirmed reports.
Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov on Thursday rehashed the charge that Ukraine had brought down the plane, portraying it as "an absolutely immense demonstration".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy didn't straightforwardly address Moscow's claim however said Ukraine would push for a global examination.
"It is important to lay out the real factors, however much as could reasonably be expected, taking into account that the plane accident happened on Russian domain — unchangeable as far as we might be concerned," he said in his daily video address late Wednesday.
"It's conspicuous Russians are playing with lives of Ukrainian POWs, with the sensations of their family members and the feelings of our general public," Zelenskyy said.
Russian Unfamiliar Priest Sergey Lavrov required a crisis meeting of the UN Security Gathering, which was supposed to happen on Thursday evening in New York.
The state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reported the discovery of the plane's flight recorders, citing emergency services.
However, there was little hope that the investigation would shed light on the Russian allegations and the actual crash circumstances.
The war is characterized by fatal incidents that are followed by claims and counterclaims that are used as ammunition to tarnish reputations and shift public opinion.
During a second winter of fighting, the 1,500-kilometer (930-mile) front line has largely remained stationary. Long-range strikes have recently been the focus of the war as both sides look to replenish their arsenals.