The pilot was killed in the crash of a Su-25 attack aircraft in the Belgorod region
23 февраля 2023, 12:00
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the death of a pilot in the crash of a Su-25 military aircraft in the Belgorod region. The plane was returning after completing a combat mission to the home airfield.
According to preliminary data, the cause of the crash was a technical malfunction of the aircraft, RIA Novosti writes. As the newspaper notes, before the plane crashed, the pilot managed to eject.
TASS notes that a military helicopter arrived to transport the body of the deceased pilot to the crash site. The publication notes that the pilot was alone on the plane.
The Su-25 crashed near the village of Orekhovo. Rescuers and investigators are now working at the crash site.
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