A Soviet-designed Su-25 jet aircraft crashed in southeastern Ukraine on Wednesday during a training exercise, killing its pilot, the Ukrainian military said.
The incident took place at around 0800 GMT in the Zaporizhya region, about 450 kilometers (280 miles) from Kyiv, a defense ministry spokesman said, without specifying the cause of the crash. Ukraine’s military has operated a fleet of about 50 of the Su-25 “Grach” single-seat, twin-engine jets.
It is not known how many are still in active service, with some reported shot down by pro-Russian separatists during the country’s 16-month conflict.
Accusations
Also Wednesday, Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian separatists accused each other …read more
Source: Voice of America
