A terrible anniversary
Iran shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 on Jan. 8, 2020, killing all 176 people on board, including 11 Ukrainians, many of whom were crew members.
This is Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner’s summary of the Jan. 10, 2020, edition, which can be found here in PDF format:
The news is coming fast and furious as we send tomorrow's edition to print. US and Canadian officials, among others, now say that they are very confident that Iran shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight on Jan. 8 in which all 176 people on board were killed; 11 of the victims were Ukrainian.
We have complete coverage:
-- Why do experts say Iran shot down the plane with a Russian-made missile system?
-- Ukraine International Airlines confronts its first fatal crash in its 28-year history.
-- Who are the 11 Ukrainians killed?
-- Timeline of the tragedy
-- Photos of a nation in mourning.
-- Editorial calling for strong pressure to prevent an Iranian cover-up.
The other big story is the Kyiv Post special report by Illia Ponomarenko and Volodymyr Petrov on their two weeks spent in the African nation of Congo. They were embedded with Ukrainian peacekeepers.
We also have some lighter news -- the internationally famous musicians who plan to have concerts in Kyiv in 2020.
Thank you, dear readers, advertisers, and subscribers for supporting the Kyiv Post as we celebrate our 25th year of providing independent journalism vital to Ukraine.
Like is not the right response to this event but what do you say? It was a horrible harbinger of what was to come. Prayers to the families of the victims.