Ukrainian Il-76 aircraft, which Friday passed the repair works in the capital of India, is ready to be sent to Nepal for transportation to a safe place of Ukrainians, notified on the Internet office of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine on the first day of the week.
before it was declared that the Ukrainian Il-76 evacuates Residents from affected by the earthquake of Nepal on the night of 4 may.
"Military transport aircraft of the defense Ministry of Ukraine Il-76, which is located in the Delhi airport, for transportation to a safe place Ukrainian Inhabitants from the area of natural disasters in Nepal, has completed maintenance work," - said in the report.
it is currently completing setup of the onboard equipment is carried out performance testing engine for flights in high altitude conditions during the further flight to Kathmandu.
it is expected to fly the plane from Kathmandu to Delhi, followed by serving in Ukraine.
first official representative of the MFA of Ukraine Yevhen perebyinis said that, according to the summary data, in Nepal have the opportunity to be 196 Ukrainians. Five Ukrainian citizens were evacuated on the first day of the week the Polish plane, eleven Ukrainians on Wednesday were evacuated in the capital of Russia, seven more were able to leave Nepal on their own.
An earthquake of magnitude 7, 9 occurred in Nepal on the morning of 25 April. The epicenter was located 82 kilometres North-West of the capital Kathmandu, the center lies at a depth of fifteen kilometers. A day later Nepal again shocked by a series of aftershocks, the magnitude of the most powerful of which was 6, 7. According to the summary data, the victims of the earthquake began almost 5, 5 thousand people, damaged more than eleven, 4 thousand.
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