Ukraine. An-26 plane crash of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Killed and wounded

The plane fell and caught fire during the landing approach. The state emergency service informed that the crash occurred two kilometers from a military airport. The Interfax-Ukraine agency reported that students of the Kharkiv National Air Force University of Ukraine were on board the machine. According to preliminary information, it was a training flight.

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Plane crash site in the Kharkiv regionPAP/EPA/State Emergency Service of Ukraine press service HANDOUT

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According to the deputy head of the Ministry of the Interior, Anton Heraszchenko, there were 28 people on board the plane. By late Friday evening, 22 dead and two seriously injured had been notified and taken to hospital.

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The plane fell and caught fire during landing approachPAP/EPA/State Emergency Service of Ukraine press service HANDOUT

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A rescue operation in which 50 people take part is underway. Heraszczenko reported that rescuers search the crashed wreckage of the machine and look for other dead and wounded.

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Firefighters at the scene of the plane crashPAP/EPA/State Emergency Service of Ukraine press service HANDOUT

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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced that in connection with the catastrophe he was going to the Kharkiv region. In connection with the catastrophe, a state commission will be established, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Oleh Uruskyj.

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