Eyewitness describes “strange” observation shortly before plane crash in Russia. A security expert generally warns against hasty conclusions.
All 74 people on board are said to have died. There were reportedly 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war among them. Russia blamed Ukraine for the incident. Russia is “clearly trying to wage this war with disinformation,” says SWP security expert Claudia Major. The expert sees a “propaganda effect” above all. The incident is ‘one more example of how Russia deals with Ukrainian prisoners. of war, Major said.