Overview
- The Russian Ministry of Defence said the jet went down on 13 November at about 19:00 Moscow time during a training sortie.
- The crash occurred in the Prionezhsky district of Karelia in a deserted area near the Finland border.
- Both crew members were killed, and authorities reported no civilian casualties.
- Officials stated the flight was conducted without ammunition, and emergency services were dispatched to the site.
- Outlets noted prior non-combat crashes, with Ukraine’s General Staff reporting 428 Russian aircraft lost since 2022 and independent analysts estimating up to 15 Su-30SM among them.