Published 08:07 IST, September 26th 2020

Kharkiv governor at Ukraine military plane crash

A Ukrainian military plane carrying students from an aviation school crashed and burst into flames Friday while landing, killing 22 people, officials confirmed.

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A Ukrainian military plane carrying students from an aviation school crashed and burst into flames Friday while landing, killing 22 people, officials confirmed.

Two or people on board were seriously injured and three people were missing, said Oleksii Kucher, goverr of Kharkiv region.

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plane crashed while landing at airport in Chuhuiv, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of capital Kyiv.

Reports said that plane h a military crew and that most of those aboard were students at an aviation university run by defense ministry.

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re were immediate indications of what caused crash.

 

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08:07 IST, September 26th 2020