Airman "Admiral Kuznetsov" lost another fighter

In the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian fighter Su-33 crashed. As TASS reports , referring to the Ministry of Defense’s message, the accident occurred during the landing of the fighter on the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.

"After the combat mission in Syria’s sky when landing on the aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, due to the breakdown of the Aerofinisher cable, rolled out of the Su-33 fighter," the message said.

"The pilot was catapulted and was immediately taken on board the TAVKR Admiral Kuznetsov. The pilot does not threaten anything," the department added.

At the same time, as Interfax complements , the military department assured that the “Russian ship aircraft carrier group continues to operate in the Mediterranean Sea according to the plan of a long campaign”, and flights of deck aircraft will continue in accordance with the tasks.

This is the second incident with the Aviation Wright Admiral Kuznetsov. On November 14, it became known about the accident of the MiG-29 fighter when landing several kilometers to the aircraft carrier . Then the life helicopter picked up a parachute and a pilot. The pilot survived.

On November 8, Russian media reported that Admiral Kuznetsov was preparing to release planes for strikes by the Syrian rebels on distant approaches to Aleppo, and ships accompanying the aircraft carrier will simultaneously conduct the shelling of the opposition objects.

As part of the Aviation Wing, Admiral Kuznetsov, MiG-29 and Su-33 deck fighters, Ka-27 multi-purpose helicopters and Ka-31 radar recovery helicopters. In addition, reconnaissance and attendant helicopters of the new generation of the KA-52K Katran were prepared for Admiral Kuznetsov.