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Two events on 8 January 2020 for the region
Summary
A Ukrainian airliner crash near Tehran and the formal opening of TurkStream marked the day in Ukraine's wider neighbourhood.
What happened on 8 January 2020 that mattered to Ukraine and its neighbours? Two events stood out, one a tragedy and one an energy milestone.
Near Tehran in Iran, an aircraft of the Ukrainian carrier MAU (Ukraine International Airlines) crashed. All 176 people aboard were killed.
The same day, the heads of state of Turkey, Russia, Serbia and Bulgaria formally inaugurated the TurkStream gas pipelines.
The two events were unconnected, but both were reported on that date. The crash was a loss of life on a large scale for a Ukrainian airline, while the pipeline ceremony brought together four leaders around a gas infrastructure project.
