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Military Plane Crashes In Ukraine, Casualties Reported

YEYSK, March 6, 2018 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on June 29, 2016 shows an An-26 transport plane in Yeysk, Russia. A Russian An-26 transport plane crashed in Syria, killing all 26 passengers and six crew members on board, local media reported Tuesday. (Xinhua/Sputnik/IANS)

Kiev: An Antonov AN-26 transport plane, which was carrying out a technical flight, crashed in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region on Friday, authorities said, adding there were casualties.

According to the region’s military administration, the crash took place in Vilniansk district, Ukrayinska Pravda reported.

“There are casualties. The circumstances are being clarified. Details later,” it added.