On the 18th local time, the Russian emergency department announced that the number of deaths caused by the Yesk plane crash has increased to 13. Another 68 people were rescued during the search and rescue process, and 360 were evacuated urgently.

RT: The apartment building caught fire after the crash of the Russian military plane
Russian Ministry of Defense 17 issued an announcement stating that an Su-34 fighter jet took off from an military airport in the southern military region for training flight that day, and crashed in Yesk City. Fuel leaked when the fighter plane crashed caused a fire to a residential building.

After a Su-34 fighter bomber crashed, witnesses saw a fire in a nearby residential building. Photo from Russia Satellite Network/Russian News Agency
Krasnodar Krai Governor announced on social media at night that a state of emergency was imposed in the crash area of Yeishi.
Also, according to the Kremlin website on the 17th, Russian President Putin listened to reports from the heads of the Krasnodar Krai, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situation, and the Ministry of Health, and asked him to rush to the scene of the accident to command emergency rescue work and provide all necessary assistance to the injured.
Su-34 is one of the advanced fighter aircraft currently equipped by the Russian army. It has high maneuverability, all-weather, supersonic and other performances. It can launch air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles and other weapons, and mainly performs various tasks such as ground tactical bombing and attack.
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