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A Ukrainian An-24 military transport vehicle carrying cadets crashed in the Kharkiv region. According to the latest reports, 22 people died.
To update:
Alexei Kuchera, the administrative head of the Kharkiv region, told Ukrainian Interfax at the crash site, to the best of his knowledge Upon landing, the pilot notified the control tower that the aircraft’s left engine had stopped. However, he added that for an experienced pilot, this should not be an “emergency.” Investigative authorities will shed light on what happened, added the county chief.
Former military prosecutor Anatoly Matios, however, citing unidentified sources on Newsone TV, said it led to the tragedy that the crew upon landing, he presumably mistook the airport runway for the nearby road.
At first, there was conflicting news about the number of people on board and the death toll. The UNIAN news agency quoted a statement from the prosecutor’s office after midnight local time, saying: 25 people died and two people were injured, their condition is serious. “The search for others continues,” the prosecution said.
We wrote before:
The Union News Agency, according to the Home Office, writes that at least 20 people died in the accident.
As they write, 24 people were on board the plane: 18 cadets and crew.
Two survived the accident, but also suffered severe burns.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force Command the accident occurred during landing Next to the city of Chuguev. The plane crashed to the ground at the edge of the road connecting Kiev to Kharkiv and then caught fire. According to the information, in addition to the personnel, there were cadets from the Kharkiv University of the Ukrainian Air Force on the plane.
Conflicting information on the number of people on board is available from various sources. According to press reports, there were about thirty on board. Ukraine’s Interior Ministry clarified this by saying that there were 23 on the plane, a crew of five, and 18 cadets. Ukraine’s Disaster Management Service later, citing air traffic control, said there were 28 on board.
“According to the airport’s air traffic control, there were 28 on board. Twenty-two bodies were found, two were injured, four more are still being searched. “ disaster management said.
Not long ago, there were reports of 18 more dead and two seriously injured.
The governor of the Kharkov region had previously indicated that there were survivors.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he would travel to the crash site on Saturday.
In social media images, a flaming accident could be seen in the dark. The cause of the accident is still unknown.
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