I could not find any credible evidence to support the claim that a Ilyushin Il‑96 plane carrying a Russian minister was blown up by Ukraine. The available information suggests this appears to be false or misleading.
Here’s what the records show:
- The Il-96 is a Russian long-haul wide-body jet, used by the Russian government for VIP transport.
- There is a documented incident involving a different aircraft — a Ilyushin Il‑76 military transport plane that crashed near the Russo-Ukrainian border in January 2024. Russia claimed it was shot down by Ukraine; Ukraine denied responsibility and cast doubt on the full circumstances.
- The crash in question involved claims of 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war aboard, six crew members and three Russian servicemen, and the aircraft type was Il-76, not Il-96.
- The videos or posts referencing “13 minutes ago! IL-96… blown up” appear to be labelled as simulations or gaming content (e.g., “NOT real footage, just a simulation”).
Given the mismatch in aircraft types (Il-96 vs Il-76), the absence of credible independent verification, and the fact that the claim appears online in a context of simulation, the responsible conclusion is that the story you provided is unverified and likely false.
If you’d like, I can check for any very recent credible sources (within the last few hours) to see if there is any emergent story matching your statement. Would you like me to do that
