Ukraine Air force plane crash kills at least 22
At least 22 people including military cadets were killed and two others were seriously injured when a
Ukrainian air force plane crashed near Kharkiv in the east of the country, the interior ministry said.
The aircraft, an Antonov-26, came down near the eastern city of Kharkiv as it was landing.
The plane was carrying cadets from Kharkiv Air Force University and was on a training flight.
Emergency ministry officials say 27 people were on board.
Footage of the crash released by officials on social media showed the smoldering remains of the Antonov
An-26 transport plane.
Ukraine air force plane -crash, “Most of [the dead] were students” at the Kharkiv national air force University,
the air force said in a statement.
There were 27 people on board, 20 cadets and seven crew, it added.
Twenty-two have been confirmed dead, two are injured, and “the search for three more people continues”,
the emergency services said.
