A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed in Crimea during an exercise

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed on Friday in the Crimea peninsula during a scheduled training flight, according to the Moscow Defense Ministry. The two pilots managed to eject and are safe, reported the state news agency TASS.

The Russian Defense Ministry specified that the aircraft was flying unarmed at the time of the accident, and a search and rescue team quickly intervened to evacuate the crew members, ensuring that their lives were not in danger. So far, the Ministry has not provided details about the cause of the crash, which occurred shortly after a similar incident in the region annexed by Russia. Just two days earlier, a military transport aircraft Antonov An-26 crashed in the same area, resulting in the death of all 29 people on board.