MiG-31 fighter jet crashes in Primorye Territory, pilots eject themselves

Russia December 14, 2013, 8:09

The fighter-jet did not carry ammunition

VLADIVOSTOK, December 14 (Itar-Tass) - A MiG-31 fighter-jet has crashed in the Primorye Territory.

The pilots ejected themselves and landed on a road near a fuelling station. The plane had left the Knevichi air base shortly before that. The plane crash caused no damage on the ground.

The fighter-jet did not carry ammunition, press service of Russia’s defence ministry reported on Saturday. 

“The plant’s commission has left for the scene,” the defence ministry said.

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