Ukrainian president bids farewell to citizens killed in Iran plane crash

T TV Tuesday 21/January/2020 08:58 AM
By: Times News Service

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky bid farewell to 11 Ukrainians killed in a plane mistakenly shot down by Iran earlier this month.

The president, along with other government officials arrived at Boryspil International Airport in Kiev to receive the bodies of nine crew members and two passengers.

The head of state expressed his sincere condolences to the families and relatives of the victims.

The honour guards held flags of the countries whose citizens were among the 176 aboard the ill-fated plane.