China News Agency, Moscow, October 18 (Reporter Tian Bing) The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on the 18th that a Russian Su-34 heavy fighter-bomber crashed in the city of Yeysk on the 17th, killing 13 people and injuring 19 others. . .
According to the official website of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations on the 18th, search and rescue work at the scene of the crash of the Su-34 fighter in Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, was completed. Rescuers found the remains of 10 victims during the search and rescue process. So far the death toll has risen to 13, including 3 children, and another 19 have been injured.
The Russian Investigative Committee said on the same day that experts from the Committee’s Directorate-General for Military Investigations and other relevant departments are continuing investigations at the scene of the incident. Investigators took fuel samples and necessary documents from the take-off airport, interrogated the pilot and airport staff who fled by skydiving, and extracted a flight recorder from the crash site, which will be identified. The main reason for the accident may have been a technical problem.
According to Russian media, Russian presidential press secretary Peskov reported on the 18th that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed deep condolences for the death of the Yeysk plane crash and expressed deep condolences to the relatives of the victims.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on the 17th that a Su-34 fighter-bomber took off from the military airport of the Southern Military District of Russia crashed during the climbing phase during a flight training mission and crashed in a residential area of Yeysk. The pilot who escaped by skydiving reported that an engine caught fire while climbing the plane.
After the incident, Putin listened to the reports of the heads of the Krasnodar Territory, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Health, and asked him to rush to the crash site to direct relief and provide all the necessary assistance to the wounded.
The Su-34 is one of the advanced fighter aircraft currently in service in the Russian army.It has high mobility, all weather conditions, supersonic performance, etc. Can fire air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles and other mission weapons. (End)Back to Sohu, see more
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