The casualty crash in Congo plane belonged to Ukrainian airlines, six people lost their lives, five of them are citizens of Ukraine, said on Wednesday the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

" according to the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya, December 28, on the square of the Democratic Republic of Congo crashed cargo plane An-26 Ukrainian airlines " SIRIN ", carrying out flight on a route Entebbe (Uganda) - Pointe Noire (Republic of Congo). On inaccurate data, the result of the accident took the life of a crew of six, five of which are citizens of Ukraine ", - said in the report.

at the crash site and continue the searching working professionals.

Diplomatic institutions of Ukraine in Belgium and Kenya instructed to take urgent measures to clarify the circumstances of the conflict and the organization of transportation of the bodies of Residents of Ukraine at home.

As informed before the AFP news Agency citing local authorities, EN route from Uganda in Pointe-Noire the plane crashed in the mountains of Uvira in Eastern DRC through four minutes after takeoff from Bujumbura, capital of Burundi, where he made a temporary stop.

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