A Russian fighter jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Monday while trying to land on the country’s one remaining aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov. The incident was an embarrassment for the Kremlin, and despite recent muscular gestures is “further evidence of the limitations of the country’s naval power,” according to Russian military expert Bettina Renz.
The crashed Soviet-era MiG-29K was one of three fighter jets on its way to Syria when it encountered mechanical issues that required its immediate return to the aircraft carrier.
The pilot of the aircraft ejected and was unharmed in the incident, the ministry said. “The …read more
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