Kiev said about the shelling of the Ukrainian transport aircraft – RBC

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Kiev said the shelling of Russian Ukrainian transport aircraft.

Antonov an-26. March 2016

Photo: Anatolii Stepanov/Zuma/TASS

the Minister of defence of Ukraine reported the shelling of the Ukrainian transport plane over the Black sea. The aircraft, according to the defense Ministry, was fired from Russian-controlled rigs

the Plane Military-naval forces of Ukraine An-26 was shot over the Black sea during the implementation of training flight. This was reported in Facebook the Minister of defence of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak.

the Fire, according to the Minister, were fired from small arms from rigs “Chernomorneftegaz”.

“as a result of attack the aircraft was damaged. The crew of the aircraft is not affected, An-26 continued the implementation of a flight task,” — said Poltorak.

At the airport during external inspection of the aircraft discovered a three-centimeter bullet hole. Poltorak has published a photo of the aircraft skin on which traces of fire.

the defense Ministry also added that the crew of An-26 “fixed the work of the Russian radar station in active mode”. According to Poltorak, it can be used for missile guidance missile defense systems.

In the “Chernomorneftegaz” say they do not have any information about the fire, reports “RIA Novosti”.

Sunday, January 22, the FSB of Russia reported about the incident on March 31. One of the Ukrainian ships, according to the Deputy head of the border service of Admiral Gennady Medvedev, opened fire with automatic weapons on the rig “Tavrida”. The FSB has called the incident “a serious provocation”.

Representatives of the Ukrainian Navy a week later, he accused Russia of firing on a diving ship “Pochaiv”. The Ukrainian side also provided the photos, which were visible marks of sniper bullets.