KIEV, Jan 19 — Around a thousand people including President Volodymyr Zelensky bid farewell to Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot down by Iran during a spike in tensions with Washington. Zelensky laid flowers on the flag-draped coffins of the 11 Ukrainian victims—nine flight crew...
Relatives of the eleven Ukrainian victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 plane disaster and crew members walk during a memorial ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev January 19, 2020. — Reuters pic
Zelensky laid flowers on the flag-draped coffins of the 11 Ukrainian victims—nine flight crew and two passengers—during the solemn ceremony at Kiev’s Boryspil airport and briefly spoke to their relatives. The Kiev-bound UIA Boeing 737 crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on January 8, killing all 176 people on board, mostly Iranian and Canadian citizens.
“Our work will not end until the full clarification of the circumstances of the tragedy and the punishment of the guilty,” he added.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bodies of Ukrainian victims of downed plane repatriated from Iran | The Malaysian InsightUkraine International Airlines staff, some in tears, stand on the tarmac clutching flowers, live video footage shows.
Read more »
Iran leader's speech fails to quell plane angerProtesters say Khamenei's denouncing of jet crash demonstrators 'deepens divisions among people' FMTNews Iran.
Read more »
Khamenei downplays protests, says Iran foes exploiting plane tragedyTehran's supreme leader says airline crash is portrayed to forget Qasem Soleimani's 'sacrifice'. FMTNews
Read more »
Khamenei downplays protests, says Iran foes exploiting plane tragedy | Malay MailTEHRAN, Jan 18 — Iran’s supreme leader said yesterday that demonstrations at home over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner were unrepresentative of the Iranian people and accused the country’s enemies of exploiting the disaster for propaganda purposes. Leading the main weekly...
Read more »
Iran leader's speech fails to quell anger over downed planeNICOSIA: Some Iranians reacted angrily on Friday to a speech by the country’s supreme leader, which they said sought to downplay days of protests after a tension-filled month in the Islamic republic.
Read more »
Iran is sending black boxes of downed plane to Ukraine, says aviation official | Malay MailDUBAI, Jan 18 — Iran is sending to Ukraine the black boxes of the Ukrainian passenger plane that its military accidentally shot down this month, Tasnim news agency reported today. The Iranian authorities are also prepared for experts from France, Canada and the United States to examine the data...
Read more »