10:57, 27 December 2012 | GMT +5
Ukrainian President condoles with Kazakhstan over plane crash
ASTANA. December 27. KAZINFORM President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych expressed condolences to his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in connection with the airplane accident in Shymkent.

"It is with great sadness that Ukraine received the news of the fatal crash of a military transport plane in Kazakhstan," the President of Ukraine said.
On behalf of the people of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych expressed his sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims.