A Ukraine International Airlines airplane crashed in Iran due to an engine failure, and the theory of a terrorist attack is ruled out, Ukraine’s Embassy in Iran has reported.
“According to preliminary information, the plane crashed due to an engine failure for technical reasons. The theory of a terrorist attack or a rocket attack is ruled out now,” the report said.
It notes that according to UIA, 168 people purchased tickets for the flight. “It is now being clarified which of the passengers was not present on board and whether Ukrainian citizens were among the passengers,” the embassy said, adding that nine crew were citizens of Ukraine.
“Unfortunately, all passengers and crew died,” the report said.
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Iran Serhiy Burdyliak is at the site of the crash.
A Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) plane heading from Tehran to Kyiv crashed shortly after taking off from the Imam Khomeini International Airport at about 06:00 Tehran time (04:30 Kyiv time) on Wednesday, January 8.
According to Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, there were 177 people on board the aircraft – 168 passengers and nine crew.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his condolences to the families of the plane crash victims and interrupted his trip to Oman.
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Makes sense. That’s why the black box will not be sent to Boeing, but to Ukraine. Zelensky will hush things up then. But should the truth leak, Zelensky is politically dead, and i’m expecting it.
I would expect the US to pressure Ukraine to send the black boxes to Boeing if they receive them. Somehow I doubt Ukraine will ever see them, or the data on them.
Yeah, Trump could withold the military aid to Ukraine until the black boxes are handed to the US… π
He wouldn’t do a thing like that. π
Here is a video from Radio Free Liberty. It’s one hell of a fire for one engine that failed.
https://www.rferl.org/a/the-plane-is-on-fire—ukrainian-passenger-jet-goes-down-in-iran/30366120.html
Looks like if a military plane got hit and is coming down.
Good God what an awful tragedy.
It get’s even worse. This is the last thing Ukraine need.
“Putin offered Zelensky βsincere condolences over the tragic loss of life in the Ukrainian plane crash near Tehran. The Russian President passed on a message of compassion and support to the families and loved ones of those killedβ
Well, Poroshenko did the same when a russian plane was shot downe over Egypt. I’m more curious about the fate and destination of the black boxes.
I’m waiting for Muscovy to offer their “experts” to look at them.
Yeah…
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fa73df663aef7de38a02ea3258fdfbf444a67e615fdf9d9b9c17e5c748b25a9f.jpg
I hope the US release any satellite data they have. A missile would show up very clear at night.
Iran said they will examine the black boxes themselves. Guilty!
What with? They are still living in the stone age.
Danish tv reports US strikes on Iran are already in progress and may happen in the next few hours.
Trump supposed to be making a statement at 5pm European time.
Puke.
You mean? Putin’s statement, or our carpet? π
The KGB zit came out with this drivel very quickly, it makes me think he had it planned…
The Ukrainian embassy in Tehran have withdrawn the βengine failureβ theory now that images have emerged showing the wreckage of the Boeing fuselage peppered with holes at the crash site.
Time planes get some kinda sunroofs and ejectable seats with parachutes. The safety evolution got stuck somewhere in the 1970s.