Russian fighter crashes on training flight, 2 dead

Russian Su-30 fighter jet performs during the MAKS 2009 international aerospace show outside Moscow in Zhukovsky. (File / AFP)
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  • It crashed in the northwestern region of Karelia

A Russian Su-30 fighter aircraft crashed on a training flight in the northwestern region of Karelia, killing the two-member crew, news agencies quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.
The governor of Karelia region, Artur Parfenchikov, said on Telegram the aircraft crashed in a forest. There were no casualties on the ground.
Parfenchikov said an investigation into the cause of the crash was underway.