Pilots Survive As Su-27UB Goes Down In Primorsky Region

An Su-27UB training fighter crashed on Monday in Russia's Far East, reports Interfax-AVN.

The Russian aircraft crashed near an airfield belonging to the Vozdvizhenka Aircraft Repair Plant in the Primorsky region.

Both pilots ejected safely. According to a source at the plant, the pilots reported malfunctions and were ordered to eject before the crash.

This was the plane's first mission after being repaired, said an air force spokesman cited by the Canadian Press.

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