The downing of a plane with Russians onboard in Sudan appears to have been an accident during a bout of "friendly fire."

The Russian embassy in Sudan says it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur, a key battle ground in the civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed to have shot down a cargo plane in Darfur, with speculation that Russian nationals may have been on board.

Russia’s diplomatic mission in Sudan launched an investigation on Monday into the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ claim that they shot down a cargo plane in the country’s Darfur province. In a statement published earlier Monday,

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.

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,