The Ukrainian plane An-12, which crashed in Greece, was transporting 11.5 tons of defense products from Serbia to Bangladesh. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Serbia, Nebojsa Stefanovych,
KYIV. UkraineGate . 17. July . 2022 | World News .
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“The plane took off at approximately 20:40 from Nisha and was carrying almost 11.5 tons of products of our specialized industry for the Ministry of Defense of Bangladesh,” the minister said.
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Stefanovych said that the flight had permission to depart from Nis with technical landings in Amman, Riyadh, Ahmadabad. The plane was supposed to land in Daca.
“The owner of the cargo was the private company “Valir” from Serbia. This flight had all the necessary permits, everything in accordance with international rules,” Stefanovych noted.
He added that some media maliciously assumed that the plane was transporting weapons to Ukraine.
Stefanovych said that since 2016, no permits have been issued to import weapons from Serbia to Ukraine or Russia. He explained that Serbia exports weapons only in accordance with international permits.
The minister noted that there were lighting mortars and training mines in the plane. In addition, Stefanovych confirmed that all An-12 crew members were killed.
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It was previously reported that on the evening of July 16, a cargo plane of a Ukrainian carrier with eight people on board crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece.
A representative of the Civil Protection Service of Greece suggested on the air of the Greek Broadcasting Corporation ERT that the plane could have carried 12 tons of toxic materials.
Subsequently, the general director of the Ukrainian company “Meridian” Denys Bogdanovych confirmed the death of eight An-12 crew members.
The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko confirmed that there were eight Ukrainians on board the Ukrainian An-12 transport plane that crashed in Greece. According to him, the plane was carrying dangerous cargo, the previous cause of the accident was the failure of one of the engines.
Let’s add
Meridian Airlines operates charter cargo flights around the world, as well as fulfills contracts with governmental and non-governmental organizations for the transportation of humanitarian cargo. “Meridian” closely cooperates with the UN and NATO on the delivery of urgent cargo, including military and dual purpose cargo.
Source: Ukrgate
