Ukraine International Airlines Plane Crash in Iran: Victims' Bodies to Be Brought to Ukraine on Sunday
The farewell ceremony will begin at noon.
The plane carrying the bodies of Ukrainians who died on January 8 in the crash of the Boeing 737 of Ukraine International Airlines, shot down near Tehran, will arrive at Boryspil Airport at about 11:00 on Sunday, January 19.
This was reported by TK Media in the press service of the Office of the President.
The farewell ceremony for the victims of the air disaster will begin at 12:00.
UIA President Yevhen Dykhne called on Ukrainians to join the farewell.
“I propose that tomorrow, January 19, at 11:00, all Ukrainians, wherever you are, sound your car horns in solidarity with the whole country, which is preparing to say goodbye to the innocent Ukrainians ... lost in the skies of Iran. Please join our honour guard for the 'arrival' of the PS752 crew. ... They must know how eagerly we awaited them at home,” — Dykhne said.
The Boeing 737 of Ukraine International Airlines crashed on January 8 after taking off from the airport near the Iranian capital, Tehran, operating international flight PS752 on the Tehran — Kyiv route. There were 11 citizens of Ukraine on board (2 passengers and 9 crew members), 63 citizens of Canada, 82 of Iran, 10 of Sweden, 7 of Afghanistan and 3 of the United Kingdom. All of them died.
Iran initially denied it, but after reports by several media outlets and leaders of other countries, it admitted responsibility for the airliner crash. On January 11, protests began on the streets of Tehran demanding the resignation of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and employees of the Iranian state broadcaster “Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran” (IRIB) decided to resign, stating that they could no longer lie on behalf of the state.
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