Cadets among at least 22 people killed in Ukraine military plane crash

At least 22 people, most of them air cadets, have been killed in a military plane crash in Ukraine, officials said.

The aircraft, an Antonov-26, came down near the eastern city of Kharkiv as it was landing.

The plane was carrying cadets from Kharkiv Air Force University and was on a training flight.

Emergency ministry officials said 27 people were on board. Two were seriously injured, and a search operation is continuing into the night for three missing people.

The cause of the crash is being investigated, as reported by BBC.