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| Russian warplane crash kills 13 in apartment block | Russian warplane crash kills 13 in apartment block |
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| An apartment block in Russia's southern city of Yeysk was ablaze after a military aircraft crashed into the residential area | An apartment block in Russia's southern city of Yeysk was ablaze after a military aircraft crashed into the residential area |
| At least 13 people have now died after a Russian fighter-bomber plane crashed into an apartment block in the southern Russian town of Yeysk, officials say. | At least 13 people have now died after a Russian fighter-bomber plane crashed into an apartment block in the southern Russian town of Yeysk, officials say. |
| The two pilots of the Su-34 jet, on a training flight, ejected before it hit the building and caused a huge inferno. | The two pilots of the Su-34 jet, on a training flight, ejected before it hit the building and caused a huge inferno. |
| Rescuers revised the death toll after finishing their search of the rubble, Russia's emergencies ministry said. Three children were among the victims. | Rescuers revised the death toll after finishing their search of the rubble, Russia's emergencies ministry said. Three children were among the victims. |
| The officials said 68 were rescued from the blaze in the nine-storey block. | The officials said 68 were rescued from the blaze in the nine-storey block. |
| Nineteen injured people are being treated following the Monday evening crash. | Nineteen injured people are being treated following the Monday evening crash. |
| "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," the Russian defence 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," the Russian defence ministry said. |
| "At the point where the Su-34 came down, in the courtyard of a residential block, the plane's fuel supply caught fire," it added. | "At the point where the Su-34 came down, in the courtyard of a residential block, the plane's fuel supply caught fire," it added. |
| Debris from the plane littered a courtyard by the gutted apartment block | Debris from the plane littered a courtyard by the gutted apartment block |
| Footage has emerged apparently showing local residents trying to help one of the pilots, who can be seen lying on the ground with a parachute behind him. | Footage has emerged apparently showing local residents trying to help one of the pilots, who can be seen lying on the ground with a parachute behind him. |
| The port town of Yeysk lies near the eastern Ukrainian war zone, across the Sea of Azov from the devastated city of Mariupol. | The port town of Yeysk lies near the eastern Ukrainian war zone, across the Sea of Azov from the devastated city of Mariupol. |
| It has been used as a major training ground for Russia's naval aviation. | It has been used as a major training ground for Russia's naval aviation. |
| Pupils from a nearby secondary school were among more than 360 people evacuated from the crash site, Russian media reported. | Pupils from a nearby secondary school were among more than 360 people evacuated from the crash site, Russian media reported. |
| Part of the jet's undercarriage hangs from a gutted apartment | Part of the jet's undercarriage hangs from a gutted apartment |
| Footage shared on social media showed flames pouring from an apartment block | Footage shared on social media showed flames pouring from an apartment block |
| A local correspondent in Yeysk told Russia's state-run TV channel Rossiya 24 that two of the apartment blocks caught fire. | A local correspondent in Yeysk told Russia's state-run TV channel Rossiya 24 that two of the apartment blocks caught fire. |
| The Kremlin has ordered national and regional authorities to provide "all necessary assistance" to victims of the fire. | The Kremlin has ordered national and regional authorities to provide "all necessary assistance" to victims of the fire. |
| Russia's Investigative Committee said it had opened a criminal case and sent investigators to the scene. | Russia's Investigative Committee said it had opened a criminal case and sent investigators to the scene. |
| Related Topics | |
| Russia-Ukraine war | |
| Aviation accidents and incidents | |
| Russia |