The Russian Ministry of Health announces the number of victims of the crash of a military plane in the city of Yeisk, Krasnodar Province, Russia.
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Death toll rises as plane crashes into building in southern Russia
The Russian Ministry of Health announced that the death toll from the crash of a military plane in the city of Yeisk in the Russian Krasnodar region, according to the latest data, has risen to 13, including 3 children, in addition to 19 injured.
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A Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashes into an apartment in the Russian city of Yeysk. The pilot survived.#Ukraine_Russia #Mujahideen team pic.twitter.com/7gqK5mYC1K— Journalist from Atlanta Country (@BGhonim) October 18, 2022
“The bodies of the victims were found following removing the rubble at the site of the plane crash in the city of Yeisk,” the Russian Emergencies Ministry said in its statement.
And the Russian Assistant Minister of Health, Alexei Kuznetsov, said that “the injured have been transferred to hospitals and are receiving treatment and necessary health care.”
Two Mi-8 helicopters of the Russian Emergencies Ministry arrived from Rostov-on-Don to Yeysk for the possible evacuation of victims of the crash of the Su-34 aircraft on a residential area, the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported:https://t.co/tiGjserGu9 pic.twitter.com/2DzwR5KZRI
— TASS (@tass_agency) October 17, 2022
The Russian Defense Ministry stated, on Monday, that the cause of the crash of the Su-34 warplane over a residential building was the ignition of one of the engines during the take-off process, while the crew managed to jump with parachutes before it fell.
