Russian MiG-31K crashes
MiG-31K fighter jet (Photo: wikipedia.org)
In Russia’s Lipetsk region, a MiG-31 multirole fighter jet has crashed. The crew managed to eject in time, according to Russian media reports.
The aircraft went down while approaching for landing after completing a scheduled training flight.
The fighter’s crew ejected safely, and their lives are not in danger.
The MiG-31 is a Soviet twin-seat, supersonic, all-weather long-range interceptor fighter.
It was the first fourth-generation Soviet aircraft and is a modernized version of the single-seat MiG-25 fighter from the 1970s.
Since February 2022, during the full-scale war, Russia has frequently used the MiG-31K as a platform for launching Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles.
A group of four MiG-31s can control airspace spanning up to 1,100 kilometers along the front line.
Air crashes in Russia
On October 3, an An-2 aircraft crashed in the Krasnodar region, killing both people on board.
Earlier this summer, an An-24 passenger plane crashed in the Amur region, resulting in 49 deaths.
Meanwhile, in the Khabarovsk region, a Mi-8 helicopter crashed into a mountain, killing five people.
