A military plane has crashed into an apartment building in Yeysk in western Russia, causing a huge fire and killing at least six people, according to local officials. Both pilots ejected from the plane before impact.
The accident happened on early Monday evening when the plane, an Su-34 fighter jet, crashed into a block of flats in Yeysk, a city on the shore of the Sea of Azov, across from Ukraine.
A large fireball was visible upon impact, causing fires in the 9-story building. A local official said the fires had spread across multiple floors and destroyed an unknown number of apartments.
“Ambulances and firefighters are coming from all over the city, helicopters are in the area,” a resident told the state-run TASS news agency. The Emergencies Ministry said at least 6 people were killed and 21 injured, but six others remain unaccounted-for.
The exact cause of the crash was not immediately clear, but the pilots had reported an engine fire while taking off for a training flight, the defense ministry said. Both pilots were able to eject from the plane moments before impact.
Gamma_Rad on October 17th, 2022 at 17:59 UTC »
So let me get this right. the plane hit a building complex housing 600 people, somewhere around 6:50 in the evening - around the time people were probably back from work. the fire quickly spread across the entire building and burned for a long time thanks to all the jet fuel in the plane.
yeah, they're fucked. wouldn't be surprised if the final casualty lists goes to the hundreds.
r721 on October 17th, 2022 at 16:36 UTC »
Videos in this thread: https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1582034181365694464
UPD Video of the crash itself: https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1582052648877891584
PilotEvilDude on October 17th, 2022 at 16:26 UTC »
Damn good timing on that photo
Edit: Wow this became my most upvoted comment ever thx