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Avast, mateys! Putin be claimin' Ukraine be shootin' down thar POW plane, but Ukraine says Russia has no proof, arr!

2024-01-27

Arrr! 'Tis a tale of treachery on the high seas! Russia be claimin' Ukraine be the scurvy dogs behind the shootin' o' the transport plane carryin' their POWs, yet Ukraine be sayin' there be no proof to back Russia's tale. Methinks this be a battle o' words, mateys!

In a hilarious pirate-style language of the 17th century, here's a summary of the news article:

Arr, me hearties! The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, be claimin' that a plane carryin' Ukrainian prisoners o' war was shot down by Ukraine. But them Ukrainian officials be sayin' there be no evidence to support Russia's tale.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a plane with 65 Ukrainian POWs crashed near the Ukraine border. The crew members and Russian servicemen be on board too, yarr.

Putin, in all his wisdom, be sayin' that the Ukrainians knew the POWs were there and purposely attacked the plane. He didn't give no further details to back up his claim, me hearties.

But it weren't until Friday that Russia provided a list of the POWs who supposedly died in the crash. The Ukrainian agency that deals with prisoner exchanges saw the list, but the relatives of the POWs couldn't find their loved ones in the crash site photos. Something fishy be goin' on, me hearties!

Russia be blamin' Ukraine for firin' missiles across the border, causin' the plane to crash. But the Ukrainian military intelligence chief be sayin' they got no verifiable info 'bout who was on the plane, arr.

There be a video showin' the plane crashin' and explodin' in the snowy countryside, me hearties. But Ukraine ain't confirmin' nor denyin' that they shot the plane down, and Russia's claim 'bout the Ukrainian POWs can't be verified.

Ukrainian officials did say that a prisoner exchange was set to happen that day, but it got canceled. And Russia be investigatin' the crash while keepin' sole control of the crash site, arr!

Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, be callin' for an international investigation, but Russia ain't lettin' go of the site, me hearties!

Arr, that be the tale of the downed plane and the mysterious POWs, mateys!

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