MiG-31 fighter jet catches fire and crashes into a lake in Russia (video)

On Wednesday, April 26, a military plane crashed near the NATO borders in Russia. According to preliminary data, the MiG-31 caught fire and crashed into a lake.

It is not known whether the pilot died in the crash. This was reported by the Russian media.

The incident occurred in the Murmansk region. The fighter jet crashed 10 km from the city of Monchegorsk.

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A little later, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the crash, without specifying the cause of the accident. They stated that the fighter jet was conducting a scheduled training flight.

According to some reports, both pilots managed to eject and then got stuck in the branches.

The video shows the Russian fighter jet catching fire during the flight and then crashing. According to preliminary reports, the plane crashed into a lake.

Earlier, a building of a research and production complex caught fire in Aramila, Russia.

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