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Ukraine Plane Crash Death Toll Rises To 23

Ukraine Plane Crash Death Toll Rises To 23

The death toll climbed to 23 on Saturday from the crash of a Ukrainian air force plane carrying mostly cadets in the east of the country, emergency services said.

The Antonov-26 transport plane was carrying 20 cadets and seven crew when it crashed late Friday two kilometres (about one mile) from the Chuguiv military airbase near the city of Kharkiv.

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One more body was found under the charred remains of the plane early Saturday, the emergency services said, bringing the number of victims to 23. Two people were …