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| Russian MiG-31 fighter jet crashes – military | Russian MiG-31 fighter jet crashes – military |
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| The plane was lost at sea during a training flight off Kamchatka, Russia’s Pacific Fleet has said | The plane was lost at sea during a training flight off Kamchatka, Russia’s Pacific Fleet has said |
| A MiG-31 fighter jet crashed during a training flight in Russia’s Far East off Kamchatka, the country’s Pacific Fleet said in a statement. The aircraft was lost over the waters of Avacha Bay, with the fate of its crew currently unknown. | A MiG-31 fighter jet crashed during a training flight in Russia’s Far East off Kamchatka, the country’s Pacific Fleet said in a statement. The aircraft was lost over the waters of Avacha Bay, with the fate of its crew currently unknown. |
| “The plane was carrying out the flight without ammunition,” the military noted. | “The plane was carrying out the flight without ammunition,” the military noted. |
| The military has dispatched search and rescue teams to the crash area to search for the crew and debris of the aircraft. | The military has dispatched search and rescue teams to the crash area to search for the crew and debris of the aircraft. |
| The crash has become the second major accident this year involving an aircraft of this type. In April a MiG-31 crashed in Russia’s north, some 150 kilometers from the city of Murmansk. The jet fell in a deserted area, causing no injury or major damage on the ground, while its crew ejected to safety. | |
| MiG-31 planes, known in NATO reporting system as Foxhound, are Russia’s primary long-range interceptors. Conceived in the 1970s, the plane has been repeatedly modernized, ultimately becoming the main carrier for Russia’s hypersonic air-launched Kinzhal missiles. Aircraft of the type have seen somewhat limited action in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, launching Kinzhals at top-priority targets. |