The plane was used for take off and landing by cadets from the Ukrainian Air Force University in Kharkiv.

The pilot was very experienced, he could have landed without problems with an engine, even the visibility was not bad, there were hardly any gusts of wind, however, the Ukrainian military cadets carrying the An-26 crashed to the ground and caught fire in Kharkiv county. this is all that members of the Ukrainian government were able to tell the press in Kiev.

Both Defense Minister Andriy Taran and Vice Minister of the Interior Anton Gerashchenko have indicated that an investigation into the black box is still ongoing, which will give a clearer picture of the details and causes of Friday’s tragedy, which ended with twenty-five deaths.

The accident occurred during a landing near the city of Chuguyev. The plane crashed to the ground at the edge of the road connecting Kiev to Kharkiv and then caught fire. In addition to the crew, cadets from the Ukrainian Air Force University in Kharkiv were traveling on the plane.

According to Gerashenko, takeoff and landing were practiced on the plane, and according to the training plan, these two operations were repeated every fifteen minutes. However, one of the landings was disrupted, with earlier reports that the pilot had notified the control tower that the aircraft’s left engine had stopped. The government official reiterated that he was an experienced pilot for whom this could not be an “emergency.” Visibility was good, there was hardly any wind. The plane suddenly disappeared from radar, then crashed to the ground and caught fire.

Former military attorney general Anatoly Matios, citing unidentified sources on Newsone TV the day before, said it led to the tragedy that the crew had allegedly mistaken the airport runway for the nearby road upon landing.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he would travel to the crash site on Saturday.



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