Russian plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashes near border, Moscow says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : The Russian Ministry of Defense accused the Ukrainian military of shooting down the plane "using an anti-aircraft missile system" that was launched across the border from eastern Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
56% : "The crew and all passengers of the plane were killed," the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
56% : The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War and the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights all issued statements Wednesday saying they are "gathering and analyzing information" about what happened while warning that "Russia continues information attacks against Ukraine.
48% : The "captured" Ukrainian soldiers were being transported to the Belgorod region, located along Russia's border with Ukraine, as part of an "exchange," according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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