Ukraine plane crash resulted in 26 deaths; black box found

KIEV, Ukraine, 27 September 2020:  The Ukrainian President visited the site today, where twenty-six people; comprising seven crew members and 20 air force cadets have been killed in AN-26 aircraft military transport plane crash in northeastern Ukraine on Friday.

The plane went down near a highway two kilometers from a military airport in Chuhuiv during a training course. Only one person on board survived the crash.  According to preliminary investigation, the cadets did not directly control the aircraft and flight was performed by the crew commander.

Meanwhile, the Black Box of the aircraft has been found. The Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a statement said, "A state commission is set up to find out all the circumstances and causes of this catastrophe”. The Ukrainian government announced a national day of mourning on Saturday.

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