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Posted on April 3, 2026
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A Russian Su‑30 fighter jet crashed during a scheduled training flight near Crimea on April 3, 2026. Both pilots ejected safely, the aircraft was unarmed, and the cause of the incident remains unclear according to TASS citing the defence ministry. Context: this follows a deadly An‑26 crash in Crimea
MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - A Russian Su‑30 fighter jet crashed in Crimea on Friday during a scheduled training flight, with both crew members ejecting safely, the TASS state news agency reported citing Russia's defence ministry.
The aircraft was flying without weapons when it came down, the ministry said, adding that a ground search-and-rescue team evacuated the pilots and that their lives were not in danger.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
(Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Anna Peverieri; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
The Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a scheduled training flight in Crimea.
Both crew members ejected safely and their lives are not in danger.
The aircraft was flying without weapons when it crashed.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
The incident was reported by the TASS state news agency citing Russia's defense ministry.
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