The Russian military said the Su-30 fighter crashed during a training flight in the Kaliningrad region. The crew died.
“On August 12, the Su-30 aircraft crashed into an uninhabited area during a training flight in the Kaliningrad region,” the leadership of the Western Military District of the Russian Federation said in a statement quoted by the Russian news agency.
The machine was not turned on. According to preliminary information, the cause of the disaster was a technical malfunction.
The Su-30 aircraft is a modernized version of the Su-27 fighter. It is distinguished by a more powerful fire control system and radar station compared to its predecessor.
It is the eighth Russian plane crash since the beginning of this year
The Su-30 that crashed in the Kaliningrad region became the eighth fighter jet to crash inside Russia’s internationally recognized borders since early 2023, The Moscow Times points out.
In early February, a Su-25 attack aircraft crashed near Belgorod while on a combat mission. The pilot died.
In April, a MiG-31 fighter crashed near Murmansk, but the pilots managed to catapult. In May, a Russian Air Force air group crashed near Bryansk, including Mi-8 helicopters, a Su-34 fighter-bomber and a Su-35 fighter. Nine people died in this disaster.
During the Wagner Group mutiny on June 24, a Russian Air Force Il-22M aircraft was shot down in the Voronezh area. All 10 crew members were killed. In July, a MiG-31 fighter crashed in Kamchatka and a Su-25 attack aircraft crashed into the Sea of Azov near the city of Yeysk.
Despite a series of plane crashes, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided in June to promote the commander of the Russian Air Force, Sergei Dronov, to the rank of colonel general. Dronov’s merits were not mentioned in the document signed by Putin.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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