Ukraine's Defence Ministry Says Rebels Shoot Down Army Cargo Plane (30+ killed)

Source: REUTERS

Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:34am GMT

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DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine's Defence Ministry said on Saturday rebels had shot down a military cargo plane overnight carrying troops and supplies to the airport of the eastern city of Luhansk with a local TV station citing sources saying around 30 killed.

"On the night of June 13-14, the terrorists...fired from an anti-aircraft weapon and a large calibre machine gun, shooting down military transport aircraft...IL-76 as it was about to land," the ministry said in a statement that did not name the number of fatalities.


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Reuters, 14/06 07:48 CET

DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Forty-nine Ukrainian military personnel were killed when rebels shot down a cargo plane over the airport of the eastern city of Luhansk overnight, military spokesman Vladislav Seleznov said on Saturday.

Ukraine’s defence ministry earlier reported separatist rebels had shot down a military transport aircraft IL-76 carrying troops and supplies.

http://www.euronews.com/newswires/2550352-ukraines-defence-ministry-says-rebels-shoot-down-army-cargo-plane/