A military aircraft on a training mission caught fire and crashed into an apartment building in Yeysk. Authorities say children are among those killed in what appears to be an accident in the Russian city of Yeysk. Read more:
At least 13 people have died after a Russian warplane crashed into an apartment block in a Russian city.
A Su-34 bomber came down in the southern port city of Yeysk after one of its engines caught fire during takeoff for a training mission, the Russian Defence Ministry said. It said both crew members had ejected, but the plane crashed into a residential area, causing a fire as tons of fuel exploded on impact.
Authorities said 13 residents, including three children, were found dead after hours of searching through debris of the building.Footage posted on Russian messaging app channels showed a plane exploding in a huge fireball, as the building was engulfed by flames. Vice governor of the region, Anna Menkova, said three of the four victims died when they jumped from the upper floors of the nine-story building in an attempt to escape the flames, according to the RIA-Novosti news agency.
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