A Russian Su-34 fighter plane, a model that has seen extensive use during the war in Syria and the fighting in Ukraine, crashed into a residential building in the city of Yeysk, near Ukraine and bathed by the sun, on Monday. Sea of Azov.
As a result of the explosion there has been a large fire in the affected building, with nine floors, the Russian Ministry of Defense has reported. According to the latest update, there are at least three deaths and 19 people injured, four of them in serious condition.
According to the Kremlin, the fighter-bomber "has crashed into the courtyard of the building", causing a large fire. Continuing with the same statement, the impact occurred after one of the ship's engines caught fire during a training flight from a military airfield located near the area.
It is reported that the pilot was able to catapult and avoid the impact, but 17 apartments in the nine-storey building were damaged, according to local authorities. The videos broadcast on social networks, which have not taken long to go viral, show the great magnitude of the fire.
The Kremlin has explained that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about the event and has ordered the ministers of health and emergencies along with the local governor to go to the scene.
For its part, the Russian state Investigative Committee, which deals with serious crimes, has opened an investigation to clarify what happened and has also sent investigators to the scene, although at the moment it has not ruled on whether it is an accident. or from a deliberate attack.
The crashed plane is a Su-34, a medium-range, supersonic twin-engine bomber equipped with sophisticated sensors and weapons that has been a key strike component of the Russian air force.
