“Ukraine says one thing, Russia says another.” The White House said it did not have enough data to draw conclusions about the causes of the Il-76 crash.
The United States is investigating the circumstances of the crash of a Russian Il-76 military aircraft in the Belgorod region, said White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. “We have seen reports [of the plane crash], we are trying to get information, but it would be imprudent for me to make assumptions. We don't know how reliable these reports are. Ukraine says one thing, Russia says another, we don’t know enough,” Kirby said.