Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
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Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was an airplane flight between Iran and Ukraine that crashed shortly after it flew away from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport on 8 January 2020. All 176 passengers onboard and its crew died.[1]
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Date | 8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) |
Summary | Shot down by two IRGC Tor M-1 missiles[2] |
Site | Khalajabad, Shahriar County, Tehran Province, Iran[3] 35°33′40″N 51°06′14″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8KV |
Operator | Ukraine International Airlines |
IATA flight No. | PS752 |
ICAO flight No. | AUI752 |
Call sign | Ukraine International 752 |
Registration | UR-PSR |
Flight origin | Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran |
Destination | Boryspil International Airport, Kyiv |
Occupants | 176 |
Passengers | 167 |
Crew | 9 |
Fatalities | 176[4] |
Survivors | 0 |
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On 9 January 2020, it was reported that U.S. officials believed that plane was shot down by an Iranian Tor-M1 surface to air missile, probably by mistake.[5]
On 11 January 2020, Iran said that it had shot down the plane by mistake.[6]