Ukraine considering several possibilities behind Iran plane crash

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the government was considering...

KIEV - Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the government was considering several possible causes of a plane crash in Iran, which killed 176 citizens of 7 countries.

The Ukraine International Airline jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday. Among the victims were 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians, 10 Swedes, three Germans and three Britons. Zelenskiy, who on Wednesday ended a visit to Oman, laid flowers at the airport of Boryspil, where the crashed plane was based.

He said that he would speak by telephone with the Iranian president to step up cooperation in investigating the crash.

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