Russian warplane crashes into building in Siberia, pilots killed

MOSCOW, (PTI): A Russian warplane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk Sunday, regional authorities said.

There was no immediate information on casualties. Another report said the two pilots were dead.

Irkutsk Gov. Igor Kobzev said the plane came down on a two-story building in the city.

The local branch of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said the Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight and fell on a two-story wooden building, sparking a fire.

The crash came less than a week after another Russian warplane crashed near an apartment building in the Sea of Azov port of Yeysk and exploded in a giant fireball, killing 15 and injuring another 19. (PTI)