A Russian Ilyushin-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) has crashed in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, killing all on board, Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on January 24. According to the Russian state-run RIA Novosti news agency, alongside the 65 POWs were nine individuals on board, including six crew members. The Ukrainians were reportedly being transferred for a prisoner exchange, due to take place at the Kolotilovka checkpoint on the Russian-Ukrainian border. On the messaging app Telegram, Russian Today editor-in-chief Margarita Simon…