当地时间8日，乌克兰国际航空公司一架波音737飞机从伊朗首都德黑兰霍梅尼国际机场起飞后不久坠毁，机上176人（167名乘客和9名机组人员）全部遇难。
乌克兰外交部确认，遇难者包括82名伊朗人、63名加拿大人、11名乌克兰人、10名瑞典人、4名阿富汗人、3名德国人和3名英国人。乌克兰驻伊朗大使馆早先在其网站上发布消息表示客机坠毁是由于引擎故障导致，但随后撤换了这份声明，改称事故原因还在调查中，未有定论。根据乌克兰国际航空公司的消息，该架飞机于1月6日刚刚进行过技术检查，并未发现异常。
Debris is seen from a plane crash on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, January 8, 2020. /AP PhotoA Ukrainian Boeing-737 plane with 176 people from seven countries on board crashed in Iran shortly after taking off, killing everyone on board.Flight PS-752, a Boeing 737 Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) passenger jet, crashed several minutes after taking off from Iran's Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) in Tehran at 06:12 local time (02:42 GMT).IKA spokesman Ali Kashani said the aircraft was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members. Earlier reports said that 180 people were on board.The flight was bound for Kiev and most passengers were in transit and were due to connect to other flights on arrival in Ukraine, according to UIA.The rescue operation was severely hampered by a huge fire at the site.Iranian state television said two black boxes from the Ukrainian airliner have been found. It's believed data could still be retrieved from the two damaged boxes.Ukrainian foreign ministry said the victims were:Ukraine Security Council earlier said nine crew members were among the 11 Ukrainian citizens killed in the crash.Passengers' bodies in plastic bags are pictured at the site where the Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2020./ Reuters PhotoThe cause of the crash has not been determined. The Ukrainian Embassy in Tehran initially ruled out terrorism or a rocket attack, but later on withdrew its online statement and replaced it with another which noted that as of yet, the official cause of the deadly incident remains unknown.
UIA officials said during a press conference there's was nothing wrong with its plane and it was one of its best with excellent crew and very experienced pilots.
The plane had its last scheduled maintenance on Monday.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the airlines said it was suspending flights to Tehran indefinitely and vowed to find out the cause of the crash with a thorough investigation that will be conducted together with authorities from both Iran and Ukraine, as well as Boeing.Following the crash, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif have agreed to coordinate and create investigation groups to determine the cause.Ukraine International Airlines president Yevhenii Dykhne speaks during a news briefing following the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS 752, on the outskirts of Tehran, at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine January 8, 2020./ Reuters PhotoFollowing the crash, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cut a vacation in Oman short and flew back to Ukraine.He also instructed his prosecutor general to open criminal proceedings and said a commission should be set up to investigate the causes of the crash.Zelensky said the country will test the airworthiness of its entire civilian fleet of aircraft following Wednesday's crash.He has also warned against speculation about the crash."I ask everyone to keep from speculating and putting forth unconfirmed theories about the crash," Zelensky wrote on Facebook.China's Foreign Ministry expressed condolences to the families of the victims in the crash at its daily media briefing on Wednesday. Sweden's minister for foreign affairs Ann Linde conveyed condolences to her Ukrainian counterpart.