Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- It happened during training flights. According to media reports, the disaster occurred today, on 25 September, at about 20:45 near the city of Chuguev

A source in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed this information to several Ukrainian media at once.

On board the An-26 crashed near Kharkov there were 24 people. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko:

“There were military pilots and cadets of the Kozhedub Air Force Institute in the plane.

Two survivors were taken to hospital in serious condition.

Rescuers continue to disassemble the crashed fuselage of the aircraft and look for other dead and injured. "

According to the latest data, 22 people died. President of Ukraine V. Zelensky said that on Saturday he will go to Kharkiv region, where the An-26 plane crashed.