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In the statement made by the Ministry of the Interior of Ukraine, it was announced that the AN-26 type military aircraft crashed and caught fire in the Chuguyiv district of the Kharkiv province of Ukraine. It was shared that 22 people lost their lives in the incident.
The Facebook account of the Ukrainian Air Force Command said: “Tonight, in the Kharkov region, the An-26 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force crashed. The aircraft crashed during landing. In addition to its crew. “There were students from the Kharkov University of the Ukrainian Air Force on the plane. There are those who died and were injured. Information is clarified,” were statements.
Eyewitnesses reported that 2 people were taken from the scene by ambulance. Local media reported that the plane made a training flight according to preliminary determinations.
“20 PEOPLE LOST LIVES”
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry reported that a total of 23 people, 5 crew members, were in the crashed plane. In the statement, it was indicated that 20 people died in the accident and 2 people were in serious condition.
Search and rescue teams continue to work at the scene.
