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According to the latest information, there were 27 people on the plane (20 cadets from Kharkiv Air Force University and seven crew members). Two people were hospitalized and in serious condition.
The black box of the aircraft is also searched at the scene.
According to preliminary information, the cadets did not control the plane themselves, reported representatives of the Ukrainian security service.
According to the available information, the training flights of the An-26 aircraft began at 6 pm 50 min. and it had to continue until 10 pm 50 minutes ”, said the report.
After completing part of the tour, the crew commander “8 pm 38 min. reported a left engine failure to the air traffic controller at 8 pm 40 min. asked permission to leave … 8 pm 45 min. a plane crash happened, “he added.
The Investigations Office, in turn, requested the attendance of witnesses.
“We ask people with photos, video recorder videos and mobile phones of the plane crash site to submit their contact details,” the State Investigations Office said in a statement issued Saturday night.
After the incident, the Attorney General’s Office opened a criminal case for violating the flight rules and preparing for them, which caused the disaster and serious consequences.
Officials from the Security Service of Ukraine, prosecutors from the military prosecution service and investigators from the State Investigation Office are working at the scene.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vows to go to the Kharkiv region on Saturday due to the disaster.
DEVELOPMENT: A Ukrainian An-26 military transport plane crashes near the city of Kharkiv; at least 18 dead – @Liveuamap
– Breaking911 (@ Breaking911) September 25, 2020
A Ukrainian AN-26 military plane crashed tonight near the Chuhuiv air base in the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian police reported 18 dead, most of them military cadets, two seriously injured, out of 23 on board. Video from a local Telegram channel. pic.twitter.com/Jczi6sn7aq
– Kyrylo Loukerenko (@K_Loukerenko) September 25, 2020
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