Su-34 fighter crashes in Krasnodar Region after engine catches fire, says top officer

It is reported that the bomber crashed into the courtyard of a residential building

MOSCOW, SANA-An Su-34 fighter-bomber crashed in Yeysk in southern Russia after one of its engines burst into flames, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday, according to TASS.

“On October 17, 2022, a Su-34 aircraft crashed upon a climb during its training flight from a military airfield in the Southern Military District. The plane crashed within the city limits of Yeysk,” the ministry said in a statement.

As the Russian Defense Ministry specified, the bomber crashed into the courtyard of a residential building. “The plane’s fuel caught fire after the Su-34 crashed into the courtyard of a residential building,” the ministry said.

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