MOSCOW, April 3 – A Russian Su-30 military aircraft went down Friday while conducting routine training operations in Crimea, according to reports from TASS state news agency citing Russia’s defense ministry.
Defense officials confirmed both pilots successfully ejected from the aircraft and were rescued by ground teams. The ministry stated neither crew member sustained life-threatening injuries during the incident.
According to the defense ministry, the aircraft was conducting an unarmed training mission when it went down. Ground-based search and rescue operations quickly located and evacuated both pilots from the crash site.
Officials have not yet determined what caused the military aircraft to crash during the training exercise.
