22 killed in military plane crash in Ukraine

Twenty-two people were killed and two were seriously injured in an An-26 military airplane crash in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Friday night, reported Xinhua, qouting the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko also confirmed on his Facebook page that as of 10 p.m., the bodies of 22 people were found while two people in serious condition were sent to hospital.

"Rescuers continue to disassemble the crashed fuselage of the aircraft and are looking for other dead and wounded," Gerashchenko said.

It is reported that an An-26 aircraft of the Air Force of Ukraine crashed while landing at the airport in the city of Chuguev. A total of 28 people, including cadets of the Kharkov National University of the Air Force and crew members, were on board the plane.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media that he would fly to the Kharkiv region on Saturday.

Zelensky said a commission was urgently set up to investigate the circumstances and causes of the tragedy.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has also made relevant instructions. And a search team is working on the spot.