Russian fighter jet crashes in North Caucasus

A Su-25 fighter jet crashed during a training flight in southern Russia, Report informs citing TASS.

Searches are underway for the two pilots who had ejected from the Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack jet in the Stavropol region, the Defense Ministry said.

The plane reportedly crashed in a deserted area and did not cause damage on the ground.

An unnamed regional law enforcement source told the state-run TASS news agency that the training flights had been taking place at the Budyonnovsk airbase.