A Russian fighter jet has crashed into a residential building after taking off from a military airfield, state media reports
A Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the western city of Yeysk, which lies on the Sea of Azov, during a training flight Monday, according to Russian state media. The incident was caused by the ignition of one of its engines, reported RIA Novosti, which cited Russia’s defense ministry. “According to the report of the ejected pilots, the cause of the plane crash was the ignition of one of the engines during take-off.
At the site of the crash of the Su-34 in the courtyard of one of the residential quarters, the plane’s fuel ignited,” the ministry said in a statement to RIA. “A SU-34 aircraft crashed while climbing to perform a training flight from the military airfield of the Southern Military District,” the ministry added. An eyewitness told Russian state media TASS that firefighters and ambulances have arrived at the scene.
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