Plane Crashes Near Kharkiv: 26 Dead
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On Friday, September 25, at 20:45, a military An-26 plane with cadets from the Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University crashed and caught fire near Chuhuiv (Kharkiv region) during a training flight while approaching to land. Before the crash, the crew commander reported a failure of the left engine.
There were 27 people on board (20 cadets and 7 officers). 25 people died at the scene, and two others jumped out of the plane before it hit the ground. One of them died in hospital.
Four causes of the air crash are under consideration:
- technical malfunction
- improper performance of duties by the crew
- improper performance of duties by those responsible for flight control
- improper technical maintenance of the aircraft and its preparation for flight
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared September 26 a day of mourning. He also visited the crash site and later, together with Kharkiv region governor Oleksiy Kucher, visited the sole surviving cadet, 20-year-old Viacheslav Zolochevskyi, at a military hospital.
Volodymyr Zelensky
President of UkraineToday he is, in effect, celebrating his second birthday. During the night, Viacheslav came to his senses near the wreckage of the An-26 in which his entire team, friends and comrades had been flying. Fire, the plane destroyed, darkness and bodies all around. One of the guys nearby was burning, and Slava rushed to put out the fire. He managed to give another cadet a second chance, but, unfortunately, that cadet died of burns this morning. This is heroism in the midst of a field of death.
According to a source, Viacheslav Zolochevskyi will be awarded a medal for trying to save his comrade. He is set to be discharged in the coming days. At the same time, Zelensky ordered flights of the An-26 and similar aircraft to be halted until the circumstances of the crash are established.
The families of the victims will each receive a one-time payment of UAH 1.58 million. The decision has already been made by the Minister of Defence. The sum equals 750 subsistence minimums and will be paid from the Ministry of Defence fund.
Video of the plane crash
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