Ukraine says black boxes from downed flight in Iran show 'illegal interference'
Ukraine's deputy foreign minister made the comments after the black boxes from Flight 752 arrived in France.
A top Ukrainian diplomat said today that the black boxes from the Ukrainian passenger flight shot down in Iran in January indicate “illegal interference.”
Ukraine is now waiting for talks with Iran regarding Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, according to Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister.
“Black boxes from #PS752 were read out and deciphered successfully. The transcript confirmed the fact of illegal interference with the plane,” said Yevhenii Yenin in a tweet. “We are waiting for the Iranian side for the first round of talks next week.”
Flight 752 took off from Tehran on Jan. 8 for the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Shortly after its takeoff, Iranian forces shot a missile at the civilian jet, killing all 176 people on board. Iran was in the middle of striking US military targets in neighboring Iraq the same morning in retaliation for the US airstrike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad days earlier. Most of the dead were Iranian and Canadian citizens, including dual citizens of Iran and other countries.
