Shortly after taking off on Monday, a Russian fighter plane crashed into a residential building in the southern city of Yesk, causing a portion of the structure to catch fire and killing six people.
Local authorities were cited by Russian news sources as claiming that six more people are still missing and 19 more were hurt in the collision.
Yesk is separated from Russia -controlled lands in southern Ukraine, a narrow strip of the Azov Sea.
The Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bomber was seen exploding as it descended into the structure in photos taken by the Zvezda Military TV channel and shared online. According to Russian news organisations, the plane’s pilots leapt.
The Krasnodar Vinjamin Condiev region’s governor refuted rumours that the plane was armed with weapons.
He reportedly told reporters, “If this were the case, only half of the building would remain here,” according to the Russian Information Agency.
A total of 250 individuals, including 40 children, were reportedly evacuated after the tragedy, according to the police.
The Russian -owned Russian media agency reported that the accident occurred during a training sortie from a military air base.
The pilots reported an engine igniting on takeoff, and the flight fuel was ignited when the aircraft impacted with the structure, according to the Ministry of Defense, which was quoted in the article.
The accident is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation by the Russian Investigation Committee, which is concerned with major offences.
For his part, the Kremlin stated that President Vladimir Putin ordered that all necessary assistance to the victims, and directed the Ministers of Health and Emergency to travel to the region..
A Russian fighter crashed near the Ukrainian border, killing six people.
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