Russian army airplane crashes into residential constructing in Siberia, 2 pilots killed – officers

A Russian fighter airplane crashed right into a residential constructing within the Siberian metropolis of Irkutsk on Sunday and the 2 pilots have been killed, officers mentioned.

In a submit on Telegram, Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev mentioned the airplane crashed right into a two-storey home within the metropolis. The emergencies ministry mentioned the pilots died, however there have been no different casualties.

It was the second such incident in six days. Last Monday, a Sukhoi Su-34 fighter airplane crashed into an condo block within the southern metropolis of Yeysk, close to Ukraine, and at the very least 15 individuals have been killed.

Russian information companies mentioned the airplane in Sunday’s incident was an Su-30. In a press release, the emergencies ministry mentioned the airplane crashed throughout a take a look at flight.

Footage shared on social media confirmed what gave the impression to be a number of buildings on fireplace and dense black smoke rising into the sky.