INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Russian Su-24 bomber on Tuesday crashed in southern Russia during a training flight, state-run media reported, citing Russia's Defense
not equipped with weapons and crashed in an uninhabited area, Interfax reported, citing the Defense Ministry.Rescue helicopters were
dispatched to the area, the news agency added.Local mediaidentified the crash site as the rural district of Kalachyovsky, located just west
anonymous channels on the Telegram messaging app said both Su-24 crew members were killed in the crash, but these claims could not be
deadly air crashes since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last year.In July, a pilot was killed in a training flight crash over the
Azov Sea, not far from Ukraine, and in October 2022, 15 people were killed when a Su-34 collided into an apartment building in the Russian
town of Yeysk.AFP contributed reporting.
