Overview
- Russia’s defence ministry said both Su-30 pilots ejected and were rescued with no threat to their lives.
- Officials described the flight as routine training.
- Media reports said the fighter was unarmed and flew without ammunition.
- The ministry has not announced a cause or other circumstances of the crash.
- Days earlier, an An-26 transport crashed in Crimea, killing 29 people, with RIA Novosti citing a preliminary technical malfunction.