Moscow, Russia (October 18, 2022) At least 13 people, including three children, were killed after a Russian military plane crashed into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in southwest near the border with Ukraine, Moscow authorities said Tuesday as search operations ended.
The ministry of emergency situations said in a statement that rescuers had completed the search of the rubble, and discovered “10 more bodies”, after earlier announcing three deaths.
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“In total, 13 people died, including three children, while 19 people were injured,” according to the ministry, as quoted by Russian news agencies.
The Sukhoi Su-34 crashed on Monday evening, causing a massive fire that engulfed a nine-story building where around 600 people lived.
Russian President- Vladimir Putin was informed of the fire and ordered “all necessary assistance be given to casualties from the military plane incident”, the Kremlin told the state-run TASS news agency.
The Su-34 military jet crashed after taking off on a training flight, the Russian defense ministry said.
“At the site of the Sukhoi Su-34 crash, in the courtyard of a residential area, the aircraft’s fuel caught fire,” the ministry of defense added in a statement.
Images on social media showed a Soviet-era residence block engulfed by flames.
The blaze spread over five floors of the building, covering 2,000 square meters (21,500 square feet), the ministry of emergency situations clarified.
The plane crashed after taking off to carry out a training flight from the military airfield of the Southern Military District, stated.
Regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev told the media that his administration was “providing maximum assistance” to residents and promised to “figure out whether the house would be restored, or we will build new apartments.”
