Russian military jet crashes, two pilots missing

Baku. 19 October.REPORT.AZ / The L-39 aircraft went down Thursday during a regular training over the Sea of Azov. It said the pilots bailed out and a search for them is underway.

Report informs that citing RIA Novosti that the due information was provided by the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Defense Ministry.

An L-39 jet trainer has crashed into the water in Russia’s Krasnodar Region, with the two pilots having ejected, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. The incident occurred during a routine training flight near the coastal village of Dolzhanskaya. The rescue team is currently searching for the pilots, it said. Sources told TASS that the plane crashed in the Sea of Azov some 1,5 kilometers offshore. Both pilots were forced to eject into the water, they added. The L-39 is a Czech aircraft produced between 1971 and 1996, with the aim of training military jet pilots.