Both pilots on board the S-30 have died, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry
Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighter aircraft. © Sputnik/Mikhail Golenkov
A Russian S-30 fighter jet crashed in the westernmost Kaliningrad Region on Saturday, military officials have told reporters. Both pilots died in the incident.
“On August 12, a SU-30 jet crashed during a training flight in Kaliningrad Region,” the statement from the Western Military District was quoted as saying by Russian media.
Officials added that the aircraft was not carrying ammunition at the time, and that according to preliminary findings, it went down due to a technical fault.
Developed in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, the SU-30 entered service in 1992.
It is a Generation 4+ multirole fighter jet designed specifically to gain air superiority.
Apart from the Russian Air Forces, the aircraft is also used by China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Algeria, among other operators.
