Kazakhstan Air Force Su-30SM fighter crashes during training flight

A Su-30SM fighter jet of the Kazakhstan Air Force has crashed in the Karaganda region during a routine training flight, authorities confirmed.

The crew successfully ejected and is reported to be unharmed, Caliber.Az reports via Kazakh media.

According to the Ministry of Defence of Kazakhstan, the crash posed no threat to the local population or infrastructure. “The pilots are alive, and there is no danger to their health or lives [...] The area has been cordoned off,” the ministry said.

A special commission has been established to investigate the cause of the crash.

By Vugar Khalilov