Antonov AN-26 crash, Jul 14, 2014 (2 killed), Izvaryne
Antonov AN-26 accident on July 14, 2014 near Izvaryne, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine with 2 fatalities. Cause: BAAA: shot down by a surface to air missile...
- Date: July 14, 2014
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Izvaryne, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: BAAA: shot down by a surface to air missile while flying at about 6,500 metres over Luhansk Oblast. Attribution to Russian forces is a Ukrainian claim and was not independently confirmed in the sources read.
On 14 July 2014 a Ukrainian Air Force Antonov An 26 was hit by a surface to air missile at about 6,500 metres over Luhansk Oblast. All eight crew bailed out, and the aircraft crashed in an open field at Izvaryne near the Russian border. Two crew were killed and two were captured by pro Russian separatists, while four were uninjured. Ukraine blamed Russian forces, but no official investigation finding on the weapon was found in the sources read.