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Extra episode: Russian plane crash

Russia accuses Ukraine of shooting down a military plane carrying Ukrainian PoWs

A Russian plane has been shot down near the Russian-Ukraine border. Russia claims it was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war, who were on their way to a prisoner swap.
Ukraine claims it wasn’t told to secure airspace around Belgorod for the transportation of PoWs, as has happened in previous prisoner swaps.
Earlier, Ukraine had claimed the plane had been carrying Russian weapons.
So, who is to blame and what was on the plane?
Victoria and Vitaly are joined by Olga Robinson of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Verify to discuss the latest.

Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

It was made by Keiligh Baker. The producer was Arsenii Sokolov. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The series producer is Lucy Boast. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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