At least 65 dead as Russia military jet crashes near Ukraine

A Russian Ilyushin-76 military transport plane has crashed in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, BBC reports.

At least 65 people on board were killed, according to Russian reports quoting the ministry of defence.

Ria Novosti news agency said those on board included captured members of Ukraine's armed forces.

Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said he was aware of an "incident" but gave no further details.

Video shared on social media showed a plane going down near the village of Yablonovo followed by an explosion, at around 11:00 local time (08:00 GMT).

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