Live: Russian military jet crash leaves 13 dead as search operations end
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Issued on: 18/10/2022 – 06:59
A Russian military plane crashed on Monday into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in southwest Russia near the border with Ukraine, causing a huge fire and killing at least 13 people, news agencies reported. Read FRANCE 24’s liveblog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
6:50am: Russian military jet crash leaves 13 dead as search ends
At least 13 people, including three children, were killed after a Russian military plane crashed into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in southwest Russia near the border with Ukraine, Moscow authorities said Tuesday as search operations ended.
The ministry of emergency situations said in a statement that rescuers had completed the search of the rubble, and discovered “10 more bodies”, after earlier announcing three deaths.
“In total, 13 people died, including three children, while 19 people were injured,” according to the ministry, as quoted by Russian news agencies.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and REUTERS)
