Ukraine Plane Crash Death Toll Rises to 26, With 1 Survivor

Ukraine Plane Crash Death Toll Rises to 26, With 1 Survivor
Wreckage of an AN-26 military plane seen after it crashed in the town of Chuguyiv close to Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 25, 2020. Kharkiv Regional State Administration via AP
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MOSCOW—Searchers combing the area where a Ukrainian military aircraft crashed found two more bodies on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 26. One person survived.

The plane, a twin-turboprop Antonov-26 belonging to the Ukrainian air force, was carrying a crew of seven and 20 cadets of a military aviation school when it crashed and burst into flames Friday night while coming in for landing at the airport in Chuhuiv, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of the capital Kyiv.