Kushone okungenani abantu abangu-25 engozini yezindiza i-Antonov An-26 enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ukraine. Izikhulu zamasosha e-Ukraine ziyifakazele imibiko yokuthi ibhanoyi i-turboprop lishayekeka ngoLwesihlanu njengoba belizokwehla esikhumulweni sezindiza ngaphandle kwedolobha laseChuguev.
Izithombe ezihlokomayo ezivela endaweni yesigameko sezivele ku-inthanethi, zikhombisa indiza ivutha amalangabi njengoba ilele eceleni komgwaqo. Iningi lendiza selibonakala lihlakazekile ngenxa yomthelela nasemlilweni olandelayo, izithombe eziphazamisayo ezisakazeka ku-inthanethi ziphakamisa. Ingxenye yomsila wendiza, noma kunjalo, ihlala inganyakazi.
Ngokwemininingwane evela ehhovisi loMshushisi Jikelele wase-Ukraine, kwabulawa abantu abangu-25 kwabangu-27 ababegibele.
Umbusi wesifunda saseKharkov u-Alexey Kucher uqale wathi, kubantu abayi-28 ababegibele, abayisikhombisa kwakungamaphoyisa amasosha kwathi abangu-21 bangama-cadet neKharkov National Air Force University. Kodwa-ke, abezimo eziphuthumayo kamuva bacacisa ukuthi omunye wama-cadet wayengavunyelwe ukugibela.
UKucher uthe sekukhona abasindile ababili abaqinisekisiwe - bobabili beshe kakhulu, oyedwa esesimeni esibucayi.
Abezindaba basendaweni babalule imithombo yamasosha abathi indiza yaphahlazeka ngenxa yokungasebenzi kahle kwenjini. Umshayeli wendiza kuthiwa ubike ukuthi enye yezinjini iphukile kungekudala ngaphambi komthelela.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The governor of the Kharkov region Alexey Kucher initially said that, of the 28 people on board, seven were military officers and 21 were cadets with the Kharkov National Air Force University.
- Ukraine’s military officials have confirmed reports that the turboprop plane crashed late on Friday as it was about to land at an airfield outside the town of Chuguev.
- Dramatic footage from the scene has surfaced online, showing the aircraft in flames as it lies by the side of the road.
