SU-34 crashed in west of Russia into civilian buildings

[ClearSky24]

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/10/17/fighter-jet-crashes-into-residential-building-in-russia-a79110

A military aircraft crashed Monday into a residential building in the southern port town of Yeysk in Russia's Krasnodar region, the Interfax news agency reported citing local officials.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said a Su-34 fighter jet crashed after taking off from a local airfield for a training flight and the pilots ejected safely, the state-run RIA Novosti reported.

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[albacore]

1. Do I see an explosion on that plane before it hit the building? nt

[Lochloosa]

2. Yep

[Effete Snob]

3. Yes, but that does not mean it was hit with a weapon

...since a lot of failure modes of jet engines result in an explosion of some kind.

It looks like the pilot got out:



If a plane is hit with a weapon of some kind, such as a missile, the explosion of the weapon will often injure the pilot rendering him or her unable to eject, in contrast to an engine blowout which may evolve over a period of several seconds allowing a reaction of some kind.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. Looks like possibly the ejection seat rocket(s)

[ornotna]

11. More than likely that's what it was. n/t

[Effete Snob]

13. .

[edhopper]

9. It was already going down

and the pilot had enough time to eject, doubtful that caused the crash.

[Sympthsical]

4. That first picture is something

Little parachute off to the side.

[XorXor]

12. I wonder what the pilot was thinking as he was coming down seeing that violent fire at apartment

Crazy quick ejection too, aye? No time to think, just do it.

[Lovie777]

5. The plane lite up before hitting the building......

my gawd those residents.

[maxsolomon]

6. "The West of Russia" is a weird way to describe a town on the Sea of Azov

It's very close to Mariupol. 20 miles across the Azov.

[Effete Snob]

8. Exact location

Google Streetview link:

https://tinyurl.com/29697wv8

[TheBlackAdder]

7. I guess the check bounced on the second installment of Iranian drones. Now Russia is improvising. 🤔