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"49": the case of the downed Il-76 in Luhansk

"49": the case of the downed Il-76 in Luhansk

2017, 60 min

2017, National Television Company of Ukraine. Documentary film "49" is a requiem film about 49 Ukrainian soldiers (25th separate airborne brigade and crew), who died on June 14, 2014 during landing at Luhansk airport, when Russian terrorists shot down an Il-76 plane. The story of the struggle of their relatives in search of the truth.

In the video: screensavers, the last negotiations of the crew of the downed Il-76 777 plane, memories of the defenders of Luhansk airport, archival footage of soldiers from the airport, fragments of the trial of the accused Major General Viktor Nazarov, testimonies of soldiers and relatives of the deceased.

Participants in the video: soldiers of the 1st tank brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Moruga and Andriy Ghyshpal; soldier of the 25th airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Bumazhenko; Colonel, commander of the Il-76 aircraft Dmitry Mymrikov; Head of the Military Expertise Department of the KNDISE Viktor Savechko; Major General, accused Viktor Nazarov; Head of the 1st Service of the ATC Headquarters at the SBU Andriy Kravchenko; Colonel General of the ATO Viktor Muzhenko; Colonel, Head of the General Planning Group at the ATO Headquarters Igor Prokhorenko; Colonel General, Acting Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Koval. Relatives of the deceased: Tetyana Kotova, Anatoliy Gorda, Tetyana Chymyrkova, Valentina Kovalchuk and others.