At least 22 dead in military plane crash in Ukraine

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The facts took place this Friday evening near Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine.

At least 22 people including students of a military school were killed and two others "seriously injured" in the crash of a military plane, according to a report by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.

"Twenty-two people died," Deputy Interior Minister Anton Guerachtchenko told AFP.

The search for two more people is continuing.

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The causes of the tragedy still unknown

A total of 28 people were on board, including seven crew members and 21 students, according to the official.

“It's a shock.

For the moment it has not been possible to establish the causes ”of this tragedy, he said.

This Antonov-26 transport plane crashed on landing at around 8:50 p.m. local time, two kilometers from the Chugouiv military airport, according to the State Service for Emergencies.

The plane caught fire after the crash and the fire could be extinguished an hour later.

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