A Su-30 fighter crashed in the Kaliningrad region, RBC and TASS were told in the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO).
“The fighter crashed in a deserted area, it flew without ammunition,” the message says. The crew of the two-seat plane was killed.
According to preliminary data from the ZVO, the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction. No other details of the accident were given. RIA Novosti clarifies that the crew was on a training flight.
The Shot and 112 telegram channels later published a video of the fighter crash. The footage shows the plane flying over a crowd of people and then falling behind the trees.
Updated at 16.19: added fighter crash video.