Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The number of victims due to the crash of a Russian Sukhoi fighter jet on a 9-story building reached 15. This incident happened on Monday, October 17, in the city of Yisk, located in the south of Russia.
In the initial reports, only 3 people were killed, which later increased to 15 people.
It has been said that 19 others were also injured in this accident.
The intensity of the explosion in this incident was so great that it destroyed the building from the first to the ninth floor.
This fighter, which is said to be of the Sukhoi-34 type, took off from the military base of Yisk and the pilots were on a training flight when the accident occurred.
Russian authorities have declared a technical fault as the reason for the crash of the Sukhoi jet, and say that an investigation has begun into both pilots of the plane, who were able to jump out with a parachute before the crash and survive.
In the picture published of this incident, one of the pilots can be seen jumping out with a parachute and landing not far from the building.
Veniamin Kondratieff, the governor of the Krasnodar region, which includes the city of Yeisk, has declared three days of public mourning. Russian President Vladimir Putin also expressed his condolences to the families who lost their loved ones.
One of the most important Russian airbases is located in the city of Yeisk, which has a population of 90,000. This city is located in Taganrog Bay on the coast of the Sea of Azov and is the intersection of southern Ukraine and southern Russia.
The Russian Investigative Committee had previously announced that a criminal investigation had been launched into the plane crash, and that military investigators were investigating the circumstances and causes of the incident.