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

Sudan's paramilitary said they shot down the jet, with footage from the crash site linking it to the United Arab Emirates. View on euronews

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.

Russia on Monday announced it is investigating reports of a cargo jet being shot down in Sudan by fighters from a paramilitary force. Earlier on Monday, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed they shot down a cargo jet in the western region of Darfur.

Russia says it is investigating the claimed shoot-down of a cargo plane by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

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,

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.