“On board were, in addition to the crew members, cadets of the Kharkiv Air Force University of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Kozhedub.
As of this minute, preliminary, 25 dead, two wounded in grave condition were taken to medical institutions, the search for the rest continues, ”the prosecutor’s office said.
On September 25, in the evening in the Kharkov region, near the Chuguev airfield, an An-26 aircraft with cadets on board crashed during the landing approach.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered the creation of a government commission to clarify the circumstances and causes of the plane crash.
The head of state intends to arrive in the Kharkiv region in connection with the incident.
As the governor of the Kharkiv region Alexey Kucher said, the An-26 pilot reported a failure of the left engine of the aircraft.