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One of the pilots of Tu-22M bomber, which crashed yesterday in Irkutsk Oblast, died in russia

One of the pilots of Tu-22M bomber, which crashed yesterday in Irkutsk Oblast, died in russia

One of the four crew members of the russian Tu-22M bomber, which caught fire in the air yesterday and crashed in the Irkutsk Oblast of the russian federation, died.

This was announced by the regional governor Igor Kobzev.

"To my deep regret, it was not possible to save one of the pilots. Such information is provided by the military command of the Ministry of Defense of russia. Sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of the deceased pilot. This is a truly heavy loss," he wrote.

Other pilots have injuries of varying degrees of severity. They are in the hospital.

Meanwhile, specialists are trying to find out why the russian military plane crashed. According to the previous version, this happened due to a technical malfunction.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on August 15, a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber belonging to the aggressor country of russia crashed in the Irkutsk Oblast. According to preliminary information of the russian media, it was performing a training flight. Telegram channels Mash, Baza and 112 reported this on Thursday, August 15.

On July 12, the Sukhoi Superjet plane crashed during a test flight in the Moscow suburbs.