The Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that three Ukrainians were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the fall of a military aircraft. This is reported by the TV channel "112 Ukraine".

"Three Ukrainians died in the capital of Congo Kinshasa. However, no details were given, since the dead were not military, "the journalist said on the air of the TV channel.

Recall, it became known earlier that a military aircraft crashed in the Congo, the crew did not survive. The preliminary cause of the fall is technical problems. The media also reported that there could be Ukrainians on board. It was noted that as a result of the crash of the An-12 plane in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, 12 crew members were killed. According to an army officer who witnessed the incident, the cargo plane caught fire soon after take-off from the N'Dzhili airport and crashed in a nearby reserve controlled by the units of the Republican Guard and the Armed Forces.

On board the military aircraft AN-12, which crashed in the capital of the Congo, Kinshasa, there were migrant workers. About this 112. ua reported source.

According to him, they signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Congo on flights to the AN-12. He added that "the AN-12 aircraft have long since been decommissioned, they are very old. But post-Soviet pilots are able to use them and sign contracts, they agree to fly them and carry some kind of cargo, "reports the Chief.