A Russian military jet crashed into a residential building in the Yeysk city of the country adjacent to the Ukraine border on Monday and at least six people were killed, reports Dimsum Daily.
In this incident, 19 injured and six others missing, the emergency department of Russia said.
The warplane of model Su-34 crashed in Yeysk, a port town east of Crimea, military officials told Russian news outlets.
The Russian defense ministry said the jet was on a training flight when one of its engines caught fire and it plunged into a residential area about 25 miles across the Sea of Azov from Ukraine.
Anna Minkova, the deputy governor of the Krasnodar region, wrote on Telegram that at least three children were injured, some seriously.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Su-34 fighter jet involved took off from the airport of the Southern Military Region for a training flight.
The two pilots reported that one of the engines caught fire during the climb, so they ejected and parachuted to escape, and the fighter plane crashed into a 9-story residential building, causing at least 45 units were damaged and about 100 residents were evacuated after fire broke out in fifth floor.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the incident, ordered all necessary assistance for the dead and injured, and instructed the Minister of Health and the Minister of Emergency Situations to go to the local area to deal with the aftermath
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