The key facts

  • A Su-30 crashed on October 21 in the Chernyakhovsky district of the Kaliningrad region during a training flight
  • Defense Ministry: the aircraft carried no ammunition, fell in an uninhabited area, the crew ejected and was evacuated
  • According to REN TV, the incident occurred at 12:53 between Timofeyevka and Zeleny Bor; the pilots were hospitalized with injuries

Fighter jet crash near Kaliningrad

Russia's Defense Ministry reported details of the crash of a Su-30 fighter jet in the Kaliningrad region, RIA Novosti reports. According to the ministry, the aircraft crashed while performing a training flight. The fighter carried no ammunition and fell in an uninhabited area. The crew managed to eject and was evacuated by a ground search-and-rescue team. There is no threat to the pilots' lives. The cause of the accident is not being named.

Details of the incident

The crash became known on October 21. According to the REN TV channel, citing a source, the incident occurred at 12:53 in the Chernyakhovsky district of the region, between the settlements of Timofeyevka and Zeleny Bor. According to preliminary information from the channel, the pilots were hospitalized with injuries.

Other recent incidents

On September 29, a military aircraft crashed in the Amur region. According to the Telegram channel Mash, there were seven servicemen on board: three could not be saved, four were hospitalized. In July, a Su-57 crashed in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region — the pilot, according to reports, steered the aircraft away from residential buildings until the last moment and managed to eject. It was also previously reported that a military helicopter crashed in the Voronezh region.