“The government fired the director of the National Bureau for the Investigation of Accidents and Incidents with Civil Aircraft Oleg Babenko (in connection with his retirement),” the Ukrainian cabinet said.

On January 8, a passenger plane Boeing 737 of Ukraine International Airlines crashed in Tehran, killing 176 people.

On January 11, Tehran admitted that the Iranian air defense system mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane, mistaking it for a cruise missile.

On January 20, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky discussed with the special representative of the head of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, the issue of transferring Ukraine to decrypt black boxes.