Russian Su‑30 fighter crashes on training flight in Crimea, TASS reports

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MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - A Russian Su‑30 fighter ​jet crashed in ‌Crimea on Friday during a scheduled training ​flight, with ​both crew members ejecting ⁠safely, the TASS ​state news agency ​reported citing Russia’s defence ministry.

The aircraft was flying ​without weapons ​when it came down, the ‌ministry ⁠said, adding that a ground search-and-rescue team evacuated the ​pilots ​and ⁠that their lives were not ​in danger.

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The ​cause ⁠of the crash was not immediately ⁠clear.

Reporting ​by Reuters, ​Writing by Anna Peverieri; ​editing by Guy Faulconbridge

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