INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two black boxes have been recovered from the crash site of a Russian Il-76 military transport plane that crashed Wednesday, state-run news
end and were given to investigators.A Defense Ministry lab is reportedly expected to receive the black boxes for decoding on Friday.Russia's
Defense Ministry claimed Ukrainian forces stationed in the Kharkiv region, which borders Russia, had fired two missiles at the plane over
the Belgorod region, describing the incident as a "terrorist act."The Kremlin earlier on Thursday called the incident a "monstrous
act."Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Russia was "playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners" and called for an
international investigation into the downing of the plane."We need to establish all the clear facts
As much as possible, given that the downing of the plane occurred on Russian territory, which is beyond our control," Zelensky said in a
video published on social media.AFP contributed reporting.
