A pre-court investigation has been started on the aircraft crash, in which two pilots died, according to the press service of the military prosecution of the Western region of Ukraine.
The case is investigated under Article 416 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code – Violation of rules related to flights or flight training, and also violation of rules of aircraft operation, which caused a crash or any other grave consequences.
As it was reported earlier, Ukraine’s Air Force plane L-39 crashed in Khmelnytsky region on Friday afternoon. The incident took place about 20-30 kilometers away from Khmelnytsky. Both pilots deceased in the crash.