KIEV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country’s eastern border with Russia, the defense minister said.
Rebels in conflict-wracked eastern Ukraine immediately claimed responsibility for downing the Antonov-26 but Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey said the rocket may have been fired from Russia.
Heletey said the plane was flying at an altitude of 6,500 meters (21,300 feet), which he said was too high to be reached with the weapons used by the separatists fighting government troops.
Ukrainian authorities say plane may have been carrying around 20 people but there was no immediate word on casualties.
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Source: The Epoch Times
