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| 2 killed as Russian Su-30SM jet crashes off Syrian coast | 2 killed as Russian Su-30SM jet crashes off Syrian coast |
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| A Russian military jet has crashed off the coast of Syria’s Latakia, killing two pilots on board, the Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed. | A Russian military jet has crashed off the coast of Syria’s Latakia, killing two pilots on board, the Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed. |
| On Thursday morning, a Russian Su-30SM went down in the Mediterranean Sea after taking off from Khmeimim Airbase. Pilots “fought to take the aircraft under control till the last minute,” the Russian Defense ministry said. Both of them died as the result of the incident. | |
| The crash may have been caused by a bird hitting the engine, the ministry said, citing preliminary data. The aircraft did not come under fire. | The crash may have been caused by a bird hitting the engine, the ministry said, citing preliminary data. The aircraft did not come under fire. |
| The Su-30SM is the first warplane in the Su-30 family of “Flankers” to be lost by the Russian military. |