A Su-34 bomber fighter of Russia’s aerospace forces fell on Monday (1) in the Vyksa district of the Nizhny Novgorod region near the city of Kulebaki. The aircraft carried out a training flight when it suffered a technical failure.
According to preliminary information, the jet fell near the Veletma village. At the time of the accident, the aircraft did not carry combat weapons. The crew consisted of two pilots, who managed to trigger the ejectors seats. One of them was found unharmed shortly after the accident, while the second was located after searches in the area – both survived.
Initially, the Russian Ministry of Defense had not officially spoken, but in a later update, a statement confirmed the cause of the accident:
“Today, around 1 pm (Moscow time), a Su-34 aircraft had an accident in the Nizhny Novgorod region during a planned training flight. During the approach to landing, there was a failure in the release system of one of the running trains. The crew tried several times to correct the failure in flight, but the situation did not change. A safe zone and ejected. ”
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The detailed causes of the incident follow under investigation by the competent authorities. To date, there is no record of damage to people on soil.
Source and Images: Russian Defense Ministry Telegram @mod_russia | Telegram @rostecru. This content was created with the help of AI and revised by the editorial team.
