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

Ukraine Plane Crash Death Toll Rises to 26, With One Survivor
A view of the debris and remains of the An-26 military plane which crashed on Friday night in the town of Chuguyiv close to Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 26, 2020. Emergency Situation Ministry via AP
The Associated Press
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MOSCOW—Searchers combing the area where a Ukrainian military aircraft crashed found two more bodies 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.