Military plane crashes in northeastern Ukraine, killing 22

An army delivery aircraft wearing 28 folks crashed and burst into flames in northeastern Ukraine on Friday night time, killing a minimum of 22 folks on board, officers stated.

Rescue staff have been at the scene. Air power pilots and cadets have been at the aircraft, the internal ministry stated.

A minimum of two folks have been injured and brought to sanatorium in a major situation, and the quest persisted for the others, Deputy Inner Minister Anton Gerashchenko stated.

The crash came about round 2 km (1.2 miles) from an army airport, the State Emergency Carrier of Ukraine stated in a observation.

“The our bodies of 22 folks have been discovered, two folks have been injured and the seek for 4 folks continues,” it stated.

The aircraft used to be on a coaching flight, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated in observation, bringing up initial knowledge.