Shahriar (IP) - In honor of the victims of the Ukrainian International Airlines plane crash in 2020, a vigil was held on Saturday in the country's capital.

Iran PressIran news: On the third anniversary of the sad incident of the Ukrainian passenger plane crash that led to getting killed of 176 innocent victims a ceremony was held with some officials and people from all walks of life in attendance.

It should be noted that Sunday on Jan. 8, 2023, the place where the plane crashed will be adorned with flowers to commemorate those beloved victims’ memory.

On January 08, 2020, a passenger plane belonging to Ukrainian Airlines was mistakenly shot down in Iran’s airspace shortly after its takeoff en route to Kyiv. One hundred sixty-seven passengers and nine crew members died in the incident.

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