According to the portal, a transport military aircraft caught fire during an attempt to land. “Apparently (the pilot) confused the path with the runway,” a source told Interfax.
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The accident happened on the highway connecting Kiev with Kharkov. Oleksij Kučer, the head of the command force of the Ukrainian army and the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, confirmed the plane crash: They’re dead on the spot. Rescue services set out for the incident. All the injured will be provided with quick help, “Kučera quoted Ukrainian Truth.
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According to the Ukrainian authorities, it was a training flight. Paramedics are on site.
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It is not yet clear how many dead and wounded the accident required, the information differs. Original sources quoted Ukrainian police as saying that there were a maximum of ten people on board the plane.
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The DPA reported later that evening that there were 28 people on board. Seven crew members and 21 cadets from the Kharkov University of the Ukrainian Air Force. According to Ukrainian civil protection, at least 22 people died. At least two survivors then suffered very serious injuries.
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Foto: National Police Of Ukraine, Reuters
The An-26 is a military transport aircraft developed by the Soviet design office Antonov. There is also a modification for the An-26-100 passenger with a capacity of up to 43 people.
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Terrible plane crash near Chuguev.
I sympathize with the relatives and friends of the victims. It is difficult when soldiers die, young people who had their whole lives ahead of them!
I expect an objective and honest investigation into the causes of the plane crash and the announcement of the All-Ukrainian Day of Mourning. pic.twitter.com/ZvP4q4i0s0
– Petro Poroshenko (@poroshenko) September 25, 2020
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Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko also expressed his condolences to the victims. “I sympathize with the relatives and friends of the victims. It’s hard when soldiers die, young people who have had their whole lives ahead of them! I expect an objective and honest investigation into the causes of the plane crash and the declaration of state mourning, “Poroshenko wrote on twitter.
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Antonov 26 Ukrainian Army
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