Two pilots from An-26 plane downed in Luhansk region in captivity, six others missing - Tymchuk

12:18, 15.07.2014 1 min read

Two crewmembers of an An-26 military transport aircraft shot down on Monday are being held captive by members of illegal armed groups, while the search for the remaining six crew continues, the head of the Information Resistance group, Dmytro Tymchuk, has said.

"A search and rescue operation on saving the crew of the An-26 plane shot down by terrorists yesterday continues. There is currently no new information on the fate of the crew (it is known that two crewmembers were captured, but there is no information about the other six)," he wrote on his page on Facebook.