Photos: Airplane makes crash landing in Donetsk, Ukraine – 5 Dead
February 14, 2013
A general view of a damaged twin-engined Antonov turboprop plane, which broke up during an emergency landing the day before, is seen near the landing strip of the airport in Donetsk, February 14, 2013. At least five people were killed when a plane carrying supporters to a European soccer match in eastern Ukraine overshot the runway and broke up when it attempted an emergency landing late on Wednesday, officials said. The twin-engined Antonov turboprop was bringing 45 passengers and crew on a charter flight from the Black Sea coastal city of Odessa to Donetsk - most of them fans looking forward to attending a Champions League clash between the Ukrainian home team Shakhtar and Germany's Borussia Dortmund. REUTERS/Stringer
A handout photo provided on February 14, 2013 by the Ukrainian Emergency situations ministry shows the debris of an An-24 plane which made an emergency landing in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk. At least four people died yesterday when an Antonov An-24 passenger turboprop plane with dozens of football fans on board made an emergency landing in Donetsk, officials said. The passengers were on their way to Donetsk to watch a match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Borussia Dortmund. AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTRY -- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS --HO/AFP/Getty Images
A handout photo provided on February 14, 2013 by the Ukrainian Emergency situations ministry shows debris of An-24 plane which made an emergency landing in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk. At least four people died yesterday when an Antonov An-24 passenger turboprop plane with dozens of football fans on board made an emergency landing in Donetsk, officials said. The passengers were on their way to Donetsk to watch a match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Borussia Dortmund. AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTRY -- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS --HO/AFP/Getty Images
Firefighters work near the damaged twin-engined Antonov turboprop plane, which broke up during an emergency landing the day before, near the landing strip of the airport in Donetsk in this handout photo released to Reuters February 14, 2013. At least five people were killed when a plane carrying supporters to a European soccer match in eastern Ukraine overshot the runway and broke up when it attempted an emergency landing late on Wednesday, officials said. The twin-engined Antonov turboprop was bringing 45 passengers and crew on a charter flight from the Black Sea coastal city of Odessa to Donetsk - most of them fans looking forward to attending a Champions League clash between the Ukrainian home team Shakhtar and Germany's Borussia Dortmund. REUTERS/State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout
Members of State Emergency Service work near the damaged twin-engined Antonov turboprop plane, which broke up during an emergency landing the day before, near the landing strip of the airport in Donetsk in this handout photo released to Reuters February 14, 2013. At least five people were killed when a plane carrying supporters to a European soccer match in eastern Ukraine overshot the runway and broke up when it attempted an emergency landing late on Wednesday, officials said. The twin-engined Antonov turboprop was bringing 45 passengers and crew on a charter flight from the Black Sea coastal city of Odessa to Donetsk - most of them fans looking forward to attending a Champions League clash between the Ukrainian home team Shakhtar and Germany's Borussia Dortmund. REUTERS/State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout
An ambulance car is seen in front of the Donetsk International Airport on February 13, 2013 after an Antonov AN-24 plane with dozens of football fans on board made an emergency landing in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk . "Most passengers have been rescued. Right now, we have four dead," local governor Andrey Shyshatsky told reporters at the airport. The plane was flying from the resort city of Odessa in the south when it overturned and began breaking up upon landing at Donetsk airport. GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images
Oleh Osheka, one of the passenger of Antonov AN-24 plane which made an emergency landing in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk, on February 13, 2013 . "Most passengers have been rescued. Right now, we have four dead," local governor Andrey Shyshatsky told reporters at the airport. The plane was flying from the resort city of Odessa in the south when it overturned and began breaking up upon landing at Donetsk airport. Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images
An ambulance car leaves the Donetsk International Airport on February 13, 2013 after an Antonov AN-24 plane with dozens of football fans on board made an emergency landing in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk . "Most passengers have been rescued. Right now, we have four dead," local governor Andrey Shyshatsky told reporters at the airport. The plane was flying from the resort city of Odessa in the south when it overturned and began breaking up upon landing at Donetsk airport. Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images
A view shows the damaged twin-engined Antonov turboprop plane, which broke up during an emergency landing the day before, near the landing strip of the airport in Donetsk, February 14, 2013. At least five people were killed when a plane carrying supporters to a European soccer match in eastern Ukraine overshot the runway and broke up when it attempted an emergency landing late on Wednesday, officials said. The twin-engined Antonov turboprop was bringing 45 passengers and crew on a charter flight from the Black Sea coastal city of Odessa to Donetsk - most of them fans looking forward to attending a Champions League clash between the Ukrainian home team Shakhtar and Germany's Borussia Dortmund. REUTERS/Valeriy Bilokryl
An official stands near a Ukrainian AN-24 plane after it crashed outside an airport in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. The passenger plane carrying soccer fans headed for a match between Shakhtar and Borussia Dortmund, skidded past the landing strip and overturned on Wednesday, killing five people. The plane was carrying 44 passengers and crew from the Black Sea port of Odessa. (AP Photo/Irina Gorbaseva)
Ukrainian AN-24 plane is seen after a crash outside an airport in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. A passenger plane carrying soccer fans headed for a match between Ukraine's Shakhtar and Borussia Dortmund, skidded past the landing strip and overturned on Wednesday, killing five people. The plane was carrying 44 people from the Black Sea port of Odessa. (AP Photo/Irina Gorbaseva)
A view of the debris of an An-24 plane which made an emergency landing in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk, on February 14, 2013. At least four people died yesterday when an Antonov An-24 passenger turboprop plane with dozens of football fans on board made an emergency landing in Donetsk, officials said. The passengers were on their way to Donetsk to watch a match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Borussia Dortmund. Alexander KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images
A view shows the damaged twin-engined Antonov turboprop plane, which broke up during an emergency landing the day before, near the landing strip of the airport in Donetsk, February 14, 2013. At least five people were killed when a plane carrying supporters to a European soccer match in eastern Ukraine overshot the runway and broke up when it attempted an emergency landing late on Wednesday, officials said. The twin-engined Antonov turboprop was bringing 45 passengers and crew on a charter flight from the Black Sea coastal city of Odessa to Donetsk - most of them fans looking forward to attending a Champions League clash between the Ukrainian home team Shakhtar and Germany's Borussia Dortmund. REUTERS/Valeriy Bilokryl
A general view of a damaged twin-engined Antonov turboprop plane, which broke up during an emergency landing the day before, is seen near the landing strip of the airport in Donetsk, February 14, 2013. At least five people were killed when a plane carrying supporters to a European soccer match in eastern Ukraine overshot the runway and broke up when it attempted an emergency landing late on Wednesday, officials said. The twin-engined Antonov turboprop was bringing 45 passengers and crew on a charter flight from the Black Sea coastal city of Odessa to Donetsk - most of them fans looking forward to attending a Champions League clash between the Ukrainian home team Shakhtar and Germany's Borussia Dortmund. REUTERS/Stringer
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