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Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashes during training flight in Kaliningrad
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a scheduled training flight in Kaliningrad Oblast on Oct.
21.
The crew ejected and were evacuated, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that their lives were not in danger.
A Telegram channel reported that both pilots were injured and taken to a military hospital.
The jet was not carrying weapons, according to the ministry.
Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, bordering Poland and Lithuania.
Moscow has not said what caused the crash, and the available information does not indicate what happens next.
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a scheduled training flight in the Kaliningrad region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The ministry said the crew ejected and were evacuated, and that their lives were not in danger.
The ministry said the aircraft was not carrying ammunition or weapons.
The Mash Telegram channel reported that both pilots were injured and taken to a military hospital.
The cause of the crash has not been stated.
- Who
- The crew of a Russian Su-30 fighter jet.
- What
- The jet crashed during a scheduled training flight.
- When
- Oct. 21, 2026.
- Where
- Kaliningrad region, near Chernyakhovsk.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Aircraft
- Su-30 fighter jet
- Date
- Oct. 21, 2026
- Region
- Kaliningrad
- Reported nearby town
- Chernyakhovsk
- Flight status
- Scheduled training flight
- Weapons
- No ammunition or weapons aboard