Russian fighter plane crashed on building in Siberia amid war with Ukraine, 2 pilots killed

Moscow. A Russian fighter jet crashed into a residential building on Sunday in Irkutsk, a city in Russia’s Siberian region. In this accident, both the pilots aboard were killed. This is the second incident within a week when a fighter plane has crashed in a residential area in the region.

Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobjaev said the plane crashed into a two-story private residential building that houses two families. There is no information about the casualties of any person living in the building due to this accident. He said that the affected people would be offered temporary accommodation and compensation. The cause of the accident was not immediately known and an official inquiry has been started in this regard.

Russian warplane crash in Yeysk on October 17
A few days earlier, on October 17, a Russian warplane crashed near a residential building in Yeisk. In this accident 15 people were killed and 19 others were injured. These plane crashes reflect the pressure on the Russian Air Force as a result of the fighting in Ukraine.

Fighter aircraft claimed to have crashed during training flight
United Aircraft Corporation, a government-controlled group of Russian aircraft-making plants, said in a statement that a Sukhoi 30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight on Sunday, causing a fire. There were no weapons in the plane during this time.

Video of boy plane crashing goes viral on Russian social media
In a video posted on a Russian social network, the fighter plane can be seen falling almost vertically. In another video of the accident, a building engulfed in flames and firefighters deployed to douse the blaze can be seen.

The Sukhoi 30 is a twin-engine supersonic fighter aircraft.
The city of Irkutsk, with a population of more than six million, is a major industrial center of Russia, where Sukhoi 30 fighter jets are manufactured. The Sukhoi 30 is a twin-engine supersonic fighter aircraft used by the Russian Air Force. These aircraft are also included in the Air Force of many other countries including India and China.

This is the 11th incident of a fighter plane being damaged during the Russia-Ukraine war.
This is the 11th such incident in which a fighter plane not related to the war has crashed since the Russian military launched an offensive against Ukraine on 24 February.

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