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List of Cadets and Crew Killed in An-26 Crash Published

Photo: Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University
Photo: Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University

26 people died in the tragedy.

Kharkiv Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University published a list of those killed in the September 25 plane crash near the Chuhuiv airfield on its official Facebook page. The list includes their names, positions and dates of birth. The oldest of those killed was born in 1978, and the youngest in 2001.

The full list of those killed in the plane crash is below:

  • Major Bohdan Viacheslavovych Kishenia, born 10.02.1990,
  • Captain Oleksii Heorhiiovych Ostapenko, born 15.11.1991,
  • Captain Dmytro Denysovych Dobrelia, born 13.11.1991,
  • Senior Lieutenant Ashraf Azizovych Msuya, born 08.08.1991,
  • Senior Lieutenant Oleh Mykhailovych Kozachenko, born 11.07.1980,
  • Warrant Officer Yevgeny Sergeyevich Ivanov, born 20.08.1978,
  • Warrant Officer Oleg Nikolayevich Shirochuk, born 10.11.1979,
  • Junior Sergeant Dmytro Romanovych Andrushchenko, born 08.09.2000,
  • Soldier Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Boiko, born 14.12.2000,
  • Soldier Rostyslav Volodymyrovych Buliy, born 03.08.1998,
  • Contract Soldier Vitaliy Bohdanovych Vilkhovyi, born 27.06.2000,
  • Soldier Dmytro Yevgenyevych Donets, born 16.07.2001,
  • Soldier Kostiantyn Olehovych Zibiuk, born 15.07.2001,
  • Soldier Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Klevets, born 23.05.2001,
  • Soldier Bohdan Mykolayovych Matviychuk, born 23.04.2001,
  • Contract Sergeant Mykola Anatoliyovych Mykytchenko, born 22.01.1998,
  • Contract Soldier Oleksandr Ihorovych Skochkov, born 05.04.2000,
  • Contract Soldier Ruslan Eduardovych Sheremet, born 26.10.1997,
  • Senior Contract Soldier Yevgeny Ivanovych Skorobohatko, born 27.11.1993,
  • Soldier Artem Mykhailovych Dudla, born 06.02.1999,
  • Contract Soldier Andrii Andreyevych Pomerantsev, born 12.12.1994,
  • Soldier Andrii Yuriyovych Rospotniuk, born 15.08.1999,
  • Soldier Dmytro Vitaliyovych Studinskyi, born 15.11.1999,
  • Soldier Maksym Volodymyrovych Khomianchuk, born 19.02.1999,
  • Senior Sergeant Roman Oleksandrovych Korchovskyi, born 15.05.1999,
  • Soldier Volodymyr Vadymovych Olabin, born 09.11.1999

Earlier it was reported that the families of the military personnel killed in the An-26 crash will receive a one-time state assistance payment of UAH 1.5 million. The exact cause of the crash remains unknown. Kharkiv Regional State Administration head Oleksii Kucher admitted that one of the main causes of the Chuhuiv crash was the delay of the air traffic controller responsible for landing the plane.