BREAKING: 14 Confirmed Dead As Ukrainian Military Plane Crashes

The political tension in Russia and Ukraine has reached dangerous heights as a Ukrainian military plane with 14 people aboard crashed south of Kyiv on Thursday, emergencies service announced.

The service said it was “still determining how many people died.”

The incident occurred about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Kyiv, amid reports of several locations around the city coming under attack.

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Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

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BREAKING: 14 Confirmed Dead As Ukrainian Military Plane Crashes

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