This was the tenth reported non-combat crash of a Russian warplane since the invasion of Ukraine approximately eight months ago.
At least thirteen people were killed when a Russian warplane collided with an apartment building in a Russian city.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a Su-34 bomber crashed in the southern port city of Yeysk after one of its engines caught fire before takeoff on a training flight.
It was said that both crew members escaped, but the aircraft crashed into a residential neighborhood, igniting a fire as tonnes of gasoline erupted upon contact.
Authorities reported that 13 individuals, including three children, were discovered dead after hours of combing the building’s debris.
An additional 19 individuals were hospitalized for injuries.
Footage uploaded to Russian messaging app channels depicted a jet bursting in a massive blaze while a building was enveloped in flames.
According to the RIA-Novosti news agency, the vice governor of the region, Anna Menkova, stated that three of the four victims died when they jumped from the top stories of the nine-story building to escape the flames.
Over 500 individuals were evacuated and supplied with temporary housing.
The Kremlin reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed on the incident and dispatched the ministries of health and emergencies along with the local government to the crash site.
Yeysk, a city with a population of 90,000, is home to a large Russian air base.
The Su-34 is a supersonic, twin-engine bomber equipped with advanced sensors and armaments that have been a vital component of the Russian air force’s strike force.
The aircraft has been utilized extensively by Russian forces engaged in combat in Ukraine.
This was the tenth non-combat crash of a Russian warplane since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine nearly eight months ago.
As the number of Russian military flights climbed dramatically throughout the conflict, so did the number of collisions, according to military specialists.
