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Russian Air Force Su-34 Bomber Crashes During Training Exercise
A Russian Air Force Su-34 bomber plane crashed during a training exercise in Volgograd Oblast. The crew successfully ejected with no fatalities reported, believed to be due to a technical malfunction.
Residents shared photos of smoke billowing over a forest. The Su-34 is a medium-range fighter-bomber, with multiple instances of crashes recently in Russia.
Plane and helicopter crashes have increased in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. Two days earlier, a Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed in Kaluga Oblast, and in June, another Su-34 crashed in North Ossetia with no survivors, all attributed to technical malfunctions.