Yesterday, a meeting of the UN Security Council convened by Russia over the crash of the IL-76 in the Belgorod region was held.

Kyiv's representative Khrystyna Haiovyshyn said that Ukraine had not been informed about the number and type of vehicles used to transport the prisoners.

"This alone may indicate Russia's deliberate actions aimed at jeopardizing the lives and safety of prisoners," she said.

If the information that there were Ukrainian prisoners of war on board the plane is confirmed, it will be "a serious violation of international humanitarian law by Russia." 

Haiovyshyn also made it clear that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will continue shelling the Belgorod region. 

"The intensity of Russia's shelling of Kharkiv region is directly related to the increase in the number of transport aircraft, including the Il-76, which recently flew to the Belgorod airport. In view of this, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will continue to take measures to destroy delivery vehicles and control the airspace to neutralize the terrorist threat, especially in the Belgorod-Kharkiv direction," she said.

Russian representative Dmitry Polyansky commented on Khrystyna Haiovyshyn's words. 

"I did not hear anything in her speech that would suggest that it was not them. She claims that we did not provide security. Apparently, we should have shot down that missile - then we would have ensured security," Polyansky said. 

Also, UN Deputy Secretary-General Rosemary Di Carlo said that the organization could not establish whether there were Ukrainian prisoners of war on board the Russian Il-76 transport plane. 

"The UN is unable to verify these reports or the circumstances of the crash. It is clear that the incident occurred in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war," Di Carlo said.

No decisions were made as a result of the Security Council meeting.