In conflict-torn Sudan, an Il-76 aircraft belonging to the United Arab Emirates, with a partially Russian crew, was shot down. The Mash channel on Telegram reports that the plane was shot down by rebels from the pro-government paramilitary organization Sudanese Rapid Support Forces.

Earlier on Monday, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed they shot down a cargo jet in the western region of Darfur. The Associated Press (AP) reported that footage recorded by mobile phone appeared to show debris while RSF fighters displayed what is believed to be identity documents found from the crashed aircraft.

A cargo plane from the UAE with part of the crew reportedly being Russian was accidentally shot down in Sudan, where a civil war is ongoing. Source: Russian propaganda media agencies TASS and RBC; Sudan War Monitor Details: As reported by media,

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces say they have shot down a cargo jet in the country’s far western reaches of Darfur, a claim that Russian diplomats say they are trying to investigate in the war zone.

The Russian embassy in Sudan is investigating claims that a cargo plane with Russian crew was potentially shot down in western Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces, a Sudanese faction, may be involved. Efforts are underway to confirm details and learn the crew's fate.

Russia says it is investigating the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Darfur.

Russian diplomats are investigating claims by Sudan's RSF of shooting down a cargo jet in Darfur, linked to UAE efforts to arm the RSF.

Dubai: After the shooting down of a cargo jet in Sudan's Malha region, Russia on Monday stated that it is investigating the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Darfur.