First minutes after the Su-34 fighter crashed in Krasnodar Region, engine catches fire

The bomber crashed into the courtyard of a residential building. The crew of two ejected, both pilots survived.

Eyewitnesses reported about the plane crash in Yeysk (Ейск), Krasnodar Region. According to them, the aircraft fell on a nine-story residential building.

The crashed plane, as eyewitnesses specified, was a military one, as the sounds of explosions, probably ammunition, were heard. Firefighters and paramedics are currently on the scene.

Two people died, 15 were hospitalized as a result of the crash of the Su-34 in Yeysk. This was reported in the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

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*** 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.

"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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*** An Su-34 took off from a military airfield of the Southern Military District for a training flight.

As the pilots reported to the ground, an engine caught fire during the #takeoff, which was the cause of the #crash.

The crew of two ejected, both pilots survived.
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