A Russian fighter jet crashed into a building in Siberia, killing 2 pilots

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Video above: Russian military plane crashes into residential area last week A Russian military plane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday, killing both crew members — the second incident in less than a week where a warplane crashed into a residential area Irkutsk Governor Ihar Kobzev reported that the plane fell on a private two-story house in which two families lived. There are no casualties on the ground. The local branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia reported that the Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight, which caused a fire. Surveillance video posted on Russian social media showed the fighter jet going into an almost vertical dive. Other videos showed the building engulfed in flames and firefighters being called in to put out the fire. The crash comes less than a week after another Russian warplane crashed near a residential building in the Sea of Azov port of Yeisk and exploded in a giant fireball, killing 15 and injuring 19. Sunday’s crash was the 11th Russian warplane crash . since February 24 Moscow introduced its troops into Ukraine. Military experts noted that with a sharp increase in the number of Russian military flights during hostilities, the number of disasters has also increased. Irkutsk, a large industrial center of more than 600,000 people in eastern Siberia, is home to an aircraft factory that produces Su-30 fighter jets. The Su-30 is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat fighter jet that has been a key component of the Russian Air Force and has also been used by India and other countries.

Video above: A Russian military plane crashed into a residential area last week

A Russian warplane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday, killing both crew members, the second time in less than a week that a warplane has crashed in a residential area.

The governor of Irkutsk Igor Kobzev said that the plane fell on a private two-story house in which two families lived. There are no victims on the ground.

The local branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia reported that the Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight, which caused a fire.

Surveillance video posted on Russian social media shows the fighter jet diving almost vertically. Other footage shows the building engulfed in flames and firefighters deployed to put out the blaze.

The crash came less than a week after another Russian warplane crashed near a residential building in the Sea of Azov port of Yeisk and exploded in a giant fireball, killing 15 and injuring 19 others.

Sunday’s crash was the 11th reported non-combat crash of a Russian military aircraft since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine on February 24. Military experts noted that with a sharp increase in the number of Russian military flights during hostilities, disasters also increased.

Irkutsk, a large industrial center in eastern Siberia with more than 600,000 people, is home to an aircraft factory that produces Su-30 fighter jets.

The Su-30 is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat fighter jet that has been a key component of the Russian Air Force and has also been used by India and other countries.

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