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Russian plane carrying 65 prisoners of war crashes; no survivors

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All passengers on board, including 65 Ukraine prisoners of war (POWs), were killed after a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane crashed in the southern Belgorod region on Wednesday. Belgorod's regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, confirmed the deaths on his Telegram channel. He stated that the plane crashed in a populated area, and the cause is being probed.