Su-34 fighter aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces crashed in the Volgograd region. According to RosSMI, the plane was without ammunition, the incident occurred while performing a scheduled training flight, also named the preliminary cause of the crash, reports UNN.
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A Su-34 military fighter jet crashed during a routine training flight in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, “the plane crashed in a deserted area. The flight was carried out without ammunition. There is no damage on the ground.” At the same time, eyewitnesses told RosSmedia that smoke was billowing from the forest near the farm - after the aircraft went down, there was probably a fire there.
At the moment, the cause of the fall of the fighter jet has been named. The crash was due to a technical malfunction.
Reference
The Su-34 fighter-bomber uses long-range air-to-surface and air-to-air guided weapons with multi-channel application. The range reaches 4,000 km, the maximum speed is 1,900 km/h, and the combat load is up to 8 tons.
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