
Russian warplane crashes into building in Siberia
The Hindu
A warplane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk.
A Russian warplane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk Sunday, regional authorities said. There was no immediate information on casualties.
Irkutsk Gov. Igor Kobzev said the plane came down on a two-story building in the city.
The local branch of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said the Su-30 fighter jet crashed during a training flight and fell on a two-story wooden building, sparking a fire.
The crash came less than a week after another Russian warplane crashed near an apartment building in the Sea of Azov port of Yeysk and exploded in a giant fireball, killing 15 and injuring another 19.

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