Ukrainian Su-24M crashes during combat mission, killing pilot and navigator
A Ukrainian Su-24M frontline bomber crashed in Ukraine’s Khmelnytsky region on the evening of June 16, the Air Force command announced.
The pilot and navigator — both from the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade — were killed.
The aircraft was on a combat mission. The cause of the crash is under investigation. According to the miliary, there were no civilian casualties.
Su-24 is a Soviet tactical frontline bomber designed to strike ground targets with missiles and bombs.
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