Russia: 13 dead in the crash of a Su-34 bomber in Yeisk – End of investigations

At least 13 people, including three children, died in the crash on Monday military aircraft in an apartment building in southern Russia, Russian news agencies reported today citing the emergency response ministry.

“The rescue crews have completed the search of the wreckage (…). In total, 13 people are dead, among them three children, while 19 people are injured,” the ministry explained.

A Sukhoi Su-34 fighter/bomber crashed in Yeisk, causing a large fire in a nine-story apartment building with about 600 residents.
The city where the tragedy unfolded is bathed by the Sea of ​​Azov and belongs to the Krasnodar region, near the border with Ukraine, opposite Mariupol.

The Russian president Vladimir Putinafter being informed of the accident, sent Health Minister Mikhail Murasko and Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov to Yeisk, the Kremlin announced.

When the Sukhoi crashed, “the fuel” it was carrying caught fire, the Ministry of Defense explained yesterday. Horrific images taken by eyewitnesses have been uploaded to social media sites: they show a giant fire spreading through much of the block of flats. According to the emergency response ministry, the flames spread to five of the nine floors of the property, which covers an area of ​​approximately 2,000 square meters.

According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the two-man crew of the bomber, whose design is based on the Su-27, managed to use their ejection seats. According to the same source, they were conducting a training flight when they encountered a technical problem, as “one of the engines caught fire during take-off”.

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