A Russian military plane crashed this Thursday off the coast of Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula annexed in 2014 by Russia. “A military plane fell into the sea (...) The pilot ejected.

He was recovered by Sevastopol rescuers at a distance of 200 meters from the shore. His life is not in danger,” Mikhail Razvojaïev said on Telegram. The pilot had time to eject, said the local governor installed by Moscow. The crash took place in the early hours of Thursday morning.