December 02, 2022 at 21:17
A Russian Army MiG-31 fighter jet crashed in Primorsky Krai during a flight training mission and the crew ejected to escape.
[China News Agency]The Russian Eastern Military District confirmed on the 2nd that a Russian MiG-31 fighter plane crashed in Primorsky Krai during a flight training mission and the crew ejected to flee.
TASS news agency quoted emergency department sources as saying that the MiG-31 fighter jet crashed suddenly soon after takeoff. The plane crashed in a forest near the village of Alekseyevka, the crew ejected successfully and fled, and their physical conditions are being investigated. According to preliminary data, the crash caused no casualties or damage to the ground.
The Russian Eastern Military District confirmed that when performing a routine flight training mission in Primorsky Krai that day, a MiG-31 fighter plane crashed and the crew ejected to escape. The fighter aircraft was carrying no ammunition and the crash site was a wilderness area, causing no damage to the ground. According to preliminary information, the cause of the accident could be a technical failure. At present, the search and rescue department has sent Mi-8 helicopters to the crash site.
The MiG-31 is a two-seat, twin-engine supersonic all-weather interceptor fighter successfully developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and put into service in the 1980s. Currently, the Russian Air Force has several improved models. In addition to being equipped with six cannons, different types of MiG-31 fighters can be equipped with different types of air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles and hypersonic missiles and other weapons.
