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| Date: | Sunday 6 March 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26KPA |
| Owner/operator: | 456th Transport Aviation Brigade, Ukrainian Air Force |
| Registration: | 57 Blue |
| MSN: | 6909 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vinnytsia International Airport, Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vinnitsa Airport (VIN/UKWW) |
An Antonov An-26KPA of the 456th Transport Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force was destroyed in a missile strike by forces of the Russian Federation. The An-26KPA (Kontrol'no-Poverochnaya Apparatura) is a specialised modification of the An-26 for the use of calibrating navigational equipment. The strike was reportedly conducted by forces of the Black Sea Fleet in the Black Sea.
As a result of the strike, four members of the Ukrainian Air Force were killed, as well as six civilian employees of Vinnytsia Airport. In addition, six were also injured.
Losses are listed below:
Ukrainian Air Force - 43rd Search and Rescue Centre for Flight Operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
* Mayor Iraklij Eduardovych Kovalevskyj
and three others
Civilian employees of Vinnytsia International Airport
* Nikolay Krepky
* Alexander Barchuk
* Alexander Melnichuk
* Alexey Khizhun
* Alexander Drach
* Alexander Kondratyev.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1501317889516662789?cxt=HHwWisCjudGq4NUpAAAA
https://t.me/lost_warinua/52331
https://t.me/milinfolive/78110
https://t.me/museumofvsu/13911
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/ua#results
https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2022/03/8/7329549/
https://novynarnia.com/2022/03/08/irakliyem-kovalevskym/
https://lb.ua/society/2022/03/08/508612_vinnichchini_poproshchalisya_z_mayorom.html
https://ualosses.org/en/soldier/kovalevskyj-iraklij-eduardovych-1992-09-29-29-lityn-43rd-control-center-for-search-and-rescue-support-of-aviation-flights-of-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine-major/
https://lityn-selrada.gov.ua/news-lityn/geroj-ukrajini-iraklij-eduardovich-kovalevskij
https://www.wing.com.ua/content/view/32107/40/
Location
Media:
Radar satellite image from yesterday shows in more detail the damage to #Vinnytsia Airport, which was hit by Russian missiles on Sunday. No apparent impact on runway. Analysis via @SteveDLF @JamesMartinCNS ?️? @capellaspace https://t.co/Ay3XWWPVMr pic.twitter.com/eqziDrp64q
— Christoph Koettl (@ckoettl) March 8, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2022 07:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Mar-2022 07:48 | Anon | Updated [Date, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2022 08:45 | The2ndBaron | Updated [Nature, Embed code, ] |
| 12-Oct-2023 05:06 | AlxSrgv | Updated |
| 13-Oct-2023 07:36 | Anon. | Updated |
| 09-Oct-2024 07:00 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, ] |
| 17-Dec-2024 08:05 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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