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Russian fighter plane crashes into Siberian home
A Russian fighter plane has crashed into a Siberian home
A Russian fighter plane has crashed into a residential area in southern Siberia, in the city of Irkutsk.
In a post to Telegram, the local Governor Igor Kobzev revealed the Su-30 military plane hit a two-story house, killing both pilots.
Video footage of the incident shows the plane spiralling towards the ground, before bursting into flames. Emergency services responded to the wreckage, attempting to extinguish the flames.
Miraculously, no local residents have been injured during the incident.
This is the second crash in a week involving a Sukhoi military fighter aircraft.
The United Aircraft Corporation confirmed the plane was conducting a training flight, headed for the air force, before it came crashing down.