‘All on board killed’ as Russian plane carrying Ukraine PoWs crashes

Footage of the crash posted on social media showed a plane falling from the sky in a snowy, rural area, and a massive ball of fire erupting where it apparently hit the ground.

The crash took place near a residential area near Yablonovo, Belgorod (UGC video via AP)

A military transport plane that the Kremlin said was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war has crashed Wednesday in a Russian region near Ukraine.

All those on board were killed, according to governor Vyacheslav Gladkov of the Belgorod region, where the plane went down.