It turned out where the Ukrainian Armed Forces hid the Patriot that shot down the Il-76

The crew of the American air defense system was evacuated by helicopters

The crew of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, from which the Il-76 military transport plane with Ukrainian prisoners of war on board was shot down, consisted of Polish and American military personnel. Information about this appeared on social networks on Thursday, February 1. In addition, it became known where the American air defense system could presumably be hidden.

Photo: RF IC

“Today it was confirmed once again, now with the official presentation of the fact, that the Il-76 shot down a crew of Polish and American mercenaries of the Patriot air defense system,” said a source familiar with the situation.

By According to him, immediately after the strike, the crew was evacuated by two helicopters to the Odessa region. The launcher itself is believed to be based in the area of ​​the Kharkov Severny airfield.

On Thursday, the Russian Investigative Committee announced that the remains of six crew members, three military police officers and 65 Ukrainian military personnel from the Il-plane had been identified. 76, crashed in the Belgorod region. In total, more than 670 fragments of the bodies of the dead were found. Biomaterial, which is collected when working with prisoners of war without fail, helped in identifying the remains. Therefore, the investigation had genetic profiles of all Ukrainian military personnel.