Mill-inqas 25 persuna mietu f’ħabta ta ’ajruplan Antonov An-26 fil-grigal tal-Ukrajna. Uffiċjali militari tal-Ukrajna kkonfermaw rapporti li l-ajruplan bit-turboprop ġġarraf tard nhar il-Ġimgħa hekk kif kien se jinżel f’ajruport tal-ajru barra l-belt ta ’Chuguev.

Filmati drammatiċi mix-xena ħarġu fuq l-internet, u juru l-ajruplan fi fjammi hekk kif jinsab mal-ġenb tat-triq. Ħafna mill-ajruplan jidher li ddiżintegra mal-impatt u fin-nar sussegwenti, xbihat inkwetanti li jiċċirkolaw online jissuġġerixxu. Is-sezzjoni tad-denb tal-pjan, madankollu, tibqa 'l-aktar intatta.

Skont l-informazzjoni mill-uffiċċju tal-Prosekutur Ġenerali tal-Ukraina, 25 mis-27 persuna abbord inqatlu.

Il-gvernatur tar-reġjun ta ’Kharkov Alexey Kucher inizjalment qal li, mit-28 persuna abbord, sebgħa kienu uffiċjali militari u 21 kienu kadetti mal-Università Nazzjonali tal-Forza tal-Ajru ta’ Kharkov. Madankollu, is-servizzi ta 'emerġenza aktar tard iċċaraw li wieħed mill-kadetti ma tħalliex jitla' abbord.

Kucher qal li kien hemm żewġ superstiti konfermati - it-tnejn maħruqa ħafna, b’waħda f’qagħda kritika.

Il-midja lokali kkwotat sorsi militari li qalu li l-ajruplan iġġarraf minħabba ħsara fil-magna. Il-pilota allegatament irrapporta waħda mill-magni li tkisser ftit qabel l-impatt.

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The governor of the Kharkov region Alexey Kucher initially said that, of the 28 people on board, seven were military officers and 21 were cadets with the Kharkov National Air Force University.
Ukraine’s military officials have confirmed reports that the turboprop plane crashed late on Friday as it was about to land at an airfield outside the town of Chuguev.
Dramatic footage from the scene has surfaced online, showing the aircraft in flames as it lies by the side of the road.