Ukraine demands compensation and investigation from Iran over crashed plane
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has demanded a comprehensive investigation into the Iranian attack on Ukraine International Airline's Flight 752, which killed all 176 people on board including Ukrainians, Canadians and Iranians. Zelenskyy also demanded full compensation from the Iranian government for the lives lost. Iran had initially denied striking down the plane, calling it psychological warfare, but the country's president Hassan Rouhani admitted to the mistake under mounting international pressure.
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