Copyright 1993 Agence France Presse
Agence France Presse
December 29, 1993 Ukraine-crash
SECTION: International news
LENGTH: 146 words
HEADLINE: Ukrainian general killed in chopper crash
DATELINE: MOSCOW, Dec 29 1243 12:43 Eastern Time 122993
BODY:
The chief of staff of the Ukrainian 5th army, General Vladimir Kolmogorov, was
among seven passengers and crew killed Wednesday when their military helicopter
caught fire and crashed at the port of Odessa, news agencies said.
Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk ordered a special commission to investigate
the cause of the accident, Interfax and ITAR-TASS said.
The other victims were identified as Lieutenant Colonel Yevgeny Karpov, Colonel
Viktor Tyurin, L. Chichkina, Major S. Saprykin, Lieutenant A. Puzikov and Captain
L. Shakhovtsov.