Five killed in parachute-jumping training flight near Kyiv
Five people were killed and 15 others sustained injuries when a plane carrying parachute jumpers was making an emergency landing outside the town of Borodianka near Kyiv on Sunday, according to the Ukrainian Emergency Situations Ministry.
An L-410 plane of the Ukrainian Piloting School attempted an emergency landing during a parachute jumping flight in severe rain and wind gusts. The plane was carrying 17 parachute jumpers and three crewmembers, the ministry said.
The injured victims have been hospitalized.
An inquiry has been opened into the accident.