Russian fighter jet crashes into residential building in Siberian town

Two pilots were killed when a Russian fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday, less than a week after another Russian fighter jet crashed in an area residential area in southern Russia.

The Su-30 fighter jet was reportedly on a practice flight when it struck a two-story building, but five residents living there were not at home at the time and no casualties were reported. reported on the ground, according to the governor of the Irkutsk region, Igor Kobzev.

Irkutsk, an industrial city of more than 600,000 people, has an aircraft manufacturing plant that manufactures Su-30, a two-seat jet.

Firefighters work at the scene after a warplane crashed into a residential area in Irkutsk, Russia, October 23, 2022.
(Associated Press)

Sunday’s crash was the 11th reported non-combat sinking of a Russian military aircraft since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine in February.

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Last Monday, an Su-34 fighter-bomber crashed in a residential area of ​​the port of Yeysk in the Sea of ​​Azov, killing 15 people and injuring 19 others.

Flames and smoke rise from the scene where a warplane crashed into a residential area in Yeysk, Russia, October 17, 2022.
(Ostorozhno Novosti via AP)

Flames and smoke rise from the scene where a warplane crashed into a residential area in Yeysk, Russia, October 17, 2022.
(Ostorozhno Novosti via AP)

The UK Ministry of Defense said earlier this summer that the Russian air force had « underperformed » during the invasion of Ukraine.

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“While Russia has an impressive roster of relatively modern and capable combat aircraft, the Air Force has almost certainly failed to develop the institutional culture and skills necessary for its personnel to respond to Russia’s aspiration to deliver a modern, more Western-style air campaign, » the UK Ministry of Defense said in June.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.