One person was killed when a Russian military jet trainer crashed while attempting to land in a region bordering Russia-annexed Crimea, Russia’s defense ministry said Monday.
The crash of the Czechoslovak-made L-39 in the Krasnodar region was the second fatal military crash on a training flight in three days. A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane crashed Saturday in the Kaliningrad exclave, killing both pilots.
RUSSIA TARGETS CITY OF ODESA WITH MISSILES AND DRONES; UKRAINE SAYS IT SHOT THEM ALL DOWN
A Russian military jet trainer that crashed killed one person amid ongoing safety concerns. (Fox News)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
The ministry did not specify if anyone other than the victim was aboard the L-39, which is a twin-seater.
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. Last month, two Russian fighter jets crashed while on training missions — one into the Pacific and one into the Sea of Azov.
