A fighter-bomber crashes into a block of buildings in Russia’s Krasnodar . region

At least two people have been killed in the incident, which took place for reasons unknown, although the ministry points to an engine fire

For reasons not yet entirely clear, a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber crashed into the courtyard of a residential building in the city of Yéisk, in Russia’s Krasnodar region, on the coast of the Sea of ​​Azov on Monday afternoon. the Ukrainian city of Mariúpol (Donetsk). A preliminary balance of casualties speaks of two dead and twelve injured. The Russian Defense Ministry says one of the plane’s engines caught fire.

He had just taken off from an airport 10 kilometers from the accident site. The pilot and another crew member managed to catapult themselves. According to images from Russian television, the explosion caused a huge fire in the building as a result of the impact and the aircraft’s ammunition started to explode, preventing the firefighters from immediately starting the extinguishing work. Meanwhile, the residents of the apartment building were evacuated to temporary shelters.

The flames reached several floors of the house. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered local authorities to act with the utmost zeal and provide all necessary assistance to the victims. The delegation of the Ministry of Civil Defense assures that the fire has spread over an area of ​​​​2,000 square meters. According to their information, 17 apartments were damaged.

The plane crashed while taking off, the Defense Department said. The cause of the accident was the fire of one of the engines during take-off. The governor of Krasnodar, Veniamin Kondratiev, went to the scene of the accident. The prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation.

Source: La Verdad

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