‼️ A #Ukrainian military transport aircraft An-26 crashed in #Volnyanskiy district in #Zaporizhzhya region.
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 22, 2022
The plane was performing a "technical flight".
There were casualties as a result of the crash, the regional military administration said. pic.twitter.com/vqbapbBwrq
⚡️At least 1 killed, 2 injured in Zaporizhzhia Oblast plane crash.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 22, 2022
The number of crew members on board and the reason for the crash of Ukraine's AN-26 are being clarified, but it likely hit an electric pole, which caused the engine to set on fire, the oblast administration said.
⚡BREAKING: 🇺🇦AN-26 transport aircraft crashed not far from the city of #Zaporizhzhia - a hub for internally displaced people from #Mariupol and other southern cities and towns temporary under the russian control.
— Oleksiy Biloshytskiy (@Biloshytsky) April 22, 2022
Details including the number of casualties are being determined. pic.twitter.com/1swfYKrUig