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Russian military plane crashes into residential building in Siberian city

Russian military plane crashes Siberian city

October 23, 2022 | 02:30 PM
A screengrab from a video shared on social media that purportedly shows fire and smoke billowing from the building into which a Russian military place crashed.
A Russian military plane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday, the region's governor said.In a post on Telegram, Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev said the plane crashed into a two-storey house in the city. He said he was on site, and had no information about casualties.It was the second such incident in six days. Last Monday, a Sukhoi Su-34 fighter plane crashed into an apartment block in the southern city of Yeysk, near Ukraine, and at least 15 people were killed.Russian news agencies said the plane in Sunday's incident was an Su-30. In a statement, the emergency situations ministry said the plane crashed during a test flight.Footage shared on social media showed what appeared to be several buildings on fire.
October 23, 2022 | 02:30 PM