Central Military District confirms crew of crashed Su-24 bomber found-UPDATED

Central Military District confirms crew of crashed Su-24 bomber found-UPDATED
# 27 August 2021 19:10 (UTC +04:00)

Russia’s Central Military District confirmed that the crew of the crashed Su-24 bomber has been found and that their lives are not in danger, APA reports citing TASS.

"The crew members ejected and have been discovered 95 west of Perm. They are currently located in the nearest hospital. Their lives are not in danger," the Military District informed.

The Russian Aerospace Forces Su-24 bomber crashed Friday about 95 km away from Perm. The plane was en route to a repair facility. It crashed in a forest area, there are no victims or destruction on the ground.

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A Su-24 bomber crashed near the city of Perm in the Urals and its pilots ejected, the press office of Russia’s Central Military District reported on Friday, APA reports citing TASS.

"On August 27, a Su-24 plane crashed 95 km west of the city of Perm while making a flight to the Aircraft Repair Enterprise for scheduled repairs. According to the reports from the scene of the incident, the pilots ejected," the statement says.

A helicopter of the search and rescue service has been dispatched for evacuation from the crash site," the press office said.

The Central Military District told journalists that there was no destruction on the ground after a Su-24 bomber crashed under Perm.

"The flight was without payload. The plane crashed in a forest area. There is no destruction on the ground," the District said.

Also, according to the source in emergency services, crew of crashed Su-24 bomber was found, their lives are not in danger.

"The rescue team has found the Su-24 crew, their lives are not in danger," the source said.

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