Russian warplane crashes into building in Siberia

MOSCOW –

A Russian fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday, regional authorities said. There was no immediate information about the casualties.

Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev said the plane crashed into a two-story building in the city.

The local branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said the Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight and fell into a two-story wooden building, starting a fire.

The crash happened less than a week after another Russian warplane crashed near an apartment building in the Sea of ​​Azov port in Yeysk and exploded into a ball giant fire, killing 15 people and injuring 19 others.