{"id":1558500,"date":"2022-07-17T14:34:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T18:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1558500"},"modified":"2022-07-17T17:03:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T21:03:37","slug":"ukrainian-cargo-plane-carrying-weapons-crashes-killing-8-crew-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-cargo-plane-carrying-weapons-crashes-killing-8-crew-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Cargo Plane Carrying Weapons Crashes, Killing 8 Crew Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukrainian-cargo-plane-carrying-weapons-crashes-killing-8-crew-members%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1558500&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Ukrainian cargo plane traveling from Serbia to Jordan crashed in Greece on Sunday, killing all eight crew members on board.<\/p>\n<p>According to preliminary reports, the crash followed a request by the pilot for an emergency landing due to engine failure.<\/p>\n<p>Serbian officials stated that the plane was transporting more than 25,000 pounds of military supplies, including mortar and training shells made in Serbia and bound for Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>The cargo plane was reportedly a Soviet-built An-12 turboprop aircraft that went down approximately 25 miles away from the nearest airport.<\/p>\n<p>A Reuters report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/cargo-plane-crashes-near-greeces-northern-city-kavala-2022-07-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> that witnesses saw the aircraft coming down in flames before exploding on impact around midnight local time.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Meridian Airline operated the aircraft and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/uk\/merydian-pidtverdyv-katastrofu-svoho-litaka-an-12-u-hretsii\/a-62500814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> that all eight crew members had been confirmed dead in the crash. Reuters reported that six bodies had already been recovered from the crash site.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the odor from the wreckage and the weapons it carried, locals were told to remain inside, keep their windows shut, and wear a mask as a precaution. Explosive experts were reportedly sent to the scene to rule out any concerns of foul play.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/ukraine-dangerous-cargo-crash-greece\/31947054.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to<\/a> Radio Free Europe, a large gathering of emergency vehicles were deployed to the crash site, including fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars.<\/p>\n<p>A series of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/greece-thessaloniki-plane-crashes-cdec3d751beed40bb46189e01b252571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explosions<\/a> were also reported for about two hours following the crash. The mortars and shells on board the aircraft led to reporters and others in the area being pushed back to a radius of 400 meters from the crash site.<\/p>\n<p>The cargo was unrelated to Ukraine\u2019s military defense against Russia\u2019s invasion. The invasion, launched on February 24, has led to sanctions against Russia by numerous nations, including strong sanctions from the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has also continued sending billions of dollars to support Ukraine\u2019s defense effort. Earlier in the month, the U.S. and World Bank combined to send another $1.7 billion in assistance to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine\">Ukrainian<\/a> government to support\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/health-care\">health care workers<\/a>\u00a0in the war-torn nation.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, The Associated Press\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/federalnewsnetwork.com\/government-news\/2022\/07\/ukraine-gets-1-7b-in-fresh-aid-to-pay-health-care-workers\/\">reported<\/a>\u00a0that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that the funds were being provided to help stop\u00a0Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2018s \u201cbrutal war of aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-announces-another-round-of-1-7-billion-in-aid-to-ukraine\">reported<\/a> that USAID administrator Samantha Power told the AP that while Putin\u2019s \u201cassault on Ukraine\u2019s public services continues, the United States is rushing in with financial support to help the government keep the lights on, provide essential services to innocent citizens and pay the health care workers who are providing lifesaving support on the frontlines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>USAID has now sent about $4 billion to Ukraine since the February invasion from Russia began. In addition, the U.S. government has sent more than $7 billion total since the war started, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has also been an important point of discussion in President Joe Biden\u2019s Middle East tour, which included stops in Israel and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Ukrainian cargo plane traveling from Serbia to Jordan crashed in Greece on Sunday, killing all eight crew members on board. According to preliminary reports, the crash followed a request by the pilot for an emergency landing due to engine failure. Serbian officials stated that the plane was transporting more than 25,000 pounds of military &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1574145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1558500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1558500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1558500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1558500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1574145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1558500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1558500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1558500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}