World News | A Russian Warplane on a Training Mission Crashes into the Sea of Azov, but the Pilot Survives
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A Russian warplane crashed into the sea on Monday during a training mission in southern Russia and its pilot bailed out to safety, Russian authorities said.
Moscow, Jul 17 (AP) A Russian warplane crashed into the sea on Monday during a training mission in southern Russia and its pilot bailed out to safety, Russian authorities said.
The regional administration of the Krasnodar region said that the Su-25 ground attack jet crashed into the Sea of Azov. It said that pilot ejected and was evacuated by emergency teams.
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Russian media carried a video of the plane falling into the sea just off a crowded beach on the Yeysk Spit.
The Su-25 is a twin-engine ground attack aircraft that has been in service with the Soviet and Russian air forces since 1980s. It has been used extensively during Russia's action in Ukraine.
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The Russian air force has suffered a string of crashes that some observers have attributed to a higher number of flights amid the fighting in Ukraine. (AP)
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