Russian military plane crashes near Ukraine - huge fireball
Created: 10/17/2022, 6:39 p.m
By: Andreas Schmid
A Russian military plane has apparently crashed over the Russian city of Yeisk.
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A house in southern Russia caught fire.
A Russian military pilot had previously crashed into the block.
The Kremlin confirmed the crash.
Yeisk - A Russian military plane has crashed in southern Russia near Ukraine.
This was reported by several news agencies and the Russian Ministry of Defense on Thursday evening.
Video footage of the alleged crash in the city of Jeisk quickly circulated on social media.
You can see a large explosion including a fireball and a fire in a block of flats.
There are also rumors that the plane was carrying ammunition.
Russia confirmed the crash.
According to the Tass news agency, the fire spread over an area of 2,000 square meters.
Russian agencies cited the Defense Ministry.
Accordingly, the Sukhoi-34 machine fell into the yard of a residential complex and the aircraft's fuel caught fire.
The two men from the cockpit of the fighter bomber were saved with parachutes.
Reports of deaths and injuries are still being examined.
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