OREANDA-NEWS One person was killed and two were injured when the AN-26 plane crashed in the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine. According to preliminary data, the cause of the emergency was that the plane touched an electric pole, the press service of the regional administration reported on Friday, April 22.

The plane crashed at 09.00 (Moscow time) near the village of Mikhaylovka, Zaporozhye region. He performed a technical flight, belonged to Ukraine. The State Emergency Service and the relevant authorities are working at the scene of the incident, the regional administration reported.

The AN-26 military transport plane that crashed in the Volnyansky district did not crash as a result of an attack, writes the Ukrainian media Country.ua, referring to its own source. It follows from the publication that the cause of the ship's fall is being clarified.

Earlier, a Mi-2 helicopter crashed in the Krasnodar Territory of Russia, which was processing agricultural land. One person died. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated.