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Two Russian pilots killed after military jet hits building in Siberia

By AFP 23 October 2022, 2:45 pm 0 Edit

Two pilots have been killed after a Russian military jet crashed into a two-story building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk during a test flight, the local governor says.

“Both pilots were killed. None of the local residents were hurt… The Su aircraft was carrying out a test flight,” regional governor Igor Kobzev says on social media, posting a video of the building with smoke billowing against a dark sky and firefighters working at the scene.

Another Russian plane crashed inside Russia, this time in Irkutsk. #Russia #Irkutsk pic.twitter.com/yBG38XeBN1

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