A Su-25 plane crashed into the sea near Yeysk. This was reported by the telegram channels "112" and Sota , then the information was confirmed in the Krasnodar operational headquarters.
“According to the EDDS of the Yeysk region, at about 15:00, information was received that a Su-25 plane crashed near the coast. There are no casualties or damage as a result of the incident, ”the headquarters said in a statement. They added that the pilot ejected and was evacuated by rescuers.
Representatives of the headquarters of the Southern Military District also confirmed the crash of the Su-25 during a training flight, Kommersant reports .
TASS, citing a source in emergency services , reports that the Su-25 pilot will be resuscitated. Telegram channels The Baza and 112 write that they could not reanimate him on the way to the hospital, and that he died.
The head of the Yeysk district, Roman Bublik, confirmed the death of the pilot. “On behalf of the residents of the Yeysk region, I express my condolences to the relatives of the Su-25 attack aircraft that died during the crash during a training flight,” he wrote .
The moment the plane crashed into the sea was caught on video .
Updated at 16:22. Added information from the headquarters of the Southern Military District.
Updated at 17:38. Added a comment by the head of the Yeysk region about the death of the pilot.
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