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| Russian tower block in flames as aircraft crashes | Russian tower block in flames as aircraft crashes |
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| Footage shared on social media showed flames pouring from a nearby apartment block | Footage shared on social media showed flames pouring from a nearby apartment block |
| A military aircraft has crashed in a residential area of the southern Russian town of Yeysk, killing at least three people and injuring several more. | |
| An apartment block was set on fire and emergency services were called to the scene. | An apartment block was set on fire and emergency services were called to the scene. |
| Russia's Defence Ministry said the plane, a Su-34 fighter bomber, was on a training flight when one of its engines caught fire. | Russia's Defence Ministry said the plane, a Su-34 fighter bomber, was on a training flight when one of its engines caught fire. |
| The pilots in the aircraft ejected before the crash, the ministry said. | The pilots in the aircraft ejected before the crash, the ministry said. |
| "According to a report from the pilots, who jettisoned from the plane, the reason for the crash was a fire in one of the engines during take-off," its statement said. | "According to a report from the pilots, who jettisoned from the plane, the reason for the crash was a fire in one of the engines during take-off," its statement said. |
| "At the point where the Su-34 came down, in the courtyard of a residential block, the plane's fuel supply caught fire." | "At the point where the Su-34 came down, in the courtyard of a residential block, the plane's fuel supply caught fire." |
| In a telegram post (in Russian), the governor of the Krasnodar territory, which Yeysk is part of, said he was on his way to the town and all regional and local fire services were battling the blaze. | In a telegram post (in Russian), the governor of the Krasnodar territory, which Yeysk is part of, said he was on his way to the town and all regional and local fire services were battling the blaze. |
| Local media report the fire engulfed five floors of the multi-storey building and a number of apartment blocks have been damaged. | Local media report the fire engulfed five floors of the multi-storey building and a number of apartment blocks have been damaged. |
| The Kremlin has ordered national and regional authorities to provide "all necessary assistance" to victims of the fire in the centre of the southern city of Yeysk, Tass news agency reports. | The Kremlin has ordered national and regional authorities to provide "all necessary assistance" to victims of the fire in the centre of the southern city of Yeysk, Tass news agency reports. |
| Russia's Investigative Committee said it had opened a criminal case and sent investigators to the site of the crash, without giving any reasons. | |
| Yeysk sits opposite Russian-occupied territory in southern Ukraine, separated by the Sea of Azov. | Yeysk sits opposite Russian-occupied territory in southern Ukraine, separated by the Sea of Azov. |