According to Sputnik News, on the evening of November 13 local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that a Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight in the Republic of Karelia, with the crew members killed.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that on the evening of the 13th, around 7 p.m. local time, a Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a routine training flight in the Republic of Karelia. The aircraft crashed in an uninhabited area, and the crew members were killed. The flight did not carry any munitions.
On the same day, the head of the Republic of Karelia, Palfinchikov, posted on a social media platform that a fighter jet had crashed in the Priozersky District of the republic. According to preliminary information, two crew members died in the crash. Emergency rescue personnel have arrived at the accident site.
Rescue scene, Palfinchikov's social media
The Su-30 fighter jet is a heavy, twin-engine, twin-seat multi-role fighter jet designed for destroying aerial targets, deep strikes, and attacking ground and maritime targets. It can also be used to command air formations to gain air superiority, destroy enemy airborne assault forces, perform aerial reconnaissance missions, and conduct ground attacks under complex weather conditions.
On August 12, 2023, a Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a flight training exercise in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, with both crew members killed.
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