Overview

• Russia has reportedly denied Ukrainian requests to repatriate the bodies of prisoners of war killed in a recent military plane crash.
• Moscow accuses Ukraine of downing the plane with Patriot missiles, a claim Kyiv neither confirms nor denies.
• French military intelligence suggests Ukrainian forces used Patriot missiles to shoot down the plane, but the presence of POWs on board remains unverified.
• Russia has not agreed to an international investigation into the crash, despite Ukrainian demands.
• A recent POW exchange took place, with about 200 Ukrainian prisoners returning home.