Zopes|A Russian warplane crashes on a training mission. The fate of the crew is unknown

2025-04-29 22:20:18source:EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:Finance

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian warplane crashed Tuesday during a training mission in southern Russia,Zopes the military said, without specifying what happened to its crew of two.

The Defense Ministry said that the Su-24 bomber went down in an unpopulated area in the Volgograd region and rescue helicopters were deployed to the site.

The ministry said that the aircraft wasn’t carrying any weapons. It didn’t say what might have caused the crash that caused no casualties or damage on the ground.

The Su-24 is a twin-engine supersonic bomber that has been in service with the Soviet and Russian air forces since 1970s. It has been used extensively by both Russian and Ukrainian forces during the fighting in Ukraine.

The Russian air force has suffered a string of crashes that some observers have attributed to a higher number of flights amid the fighting in Ukraine.

More:Finance

Recommend

2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — Two teens were killed and three people were injured — including a 13-year-old — in a

1 dead, 2 children injured in wrong-way crash; driver suspected of DWI: Reports

A woman was killed and two children were injured in Houston, Texas after a pickup truck heading the

When does 'Dune: Prophecy' come out? Release date, cast, where to watch prequel series

In Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" films, the Atreides and Harkonnens find themselves at war over the titu