Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashes in Kaliningrad region, both pilots killed: Report
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A Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight on Saturday in Russia’s Kaliningrad region, killing the two pilots on board, the RIA news agency quoted the Defense Ministry as saying.
“The Su-30 aircraft crashed in a deserted area. The flight was being carried out without ammunition. The crew of the aircraft died,” the ministry said in a statement cited by RIA.
It said the likely cause of the crash was a technical malfunction but gave no further information.
Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania, both NATO member states, on the Baltic Sea.