Russian military plane crashes into residence, 2nd incident in six days

A Russian military plane crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday, the region’s governor said.

In a post on Telegram, Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev said the plane crashed into a two-storey house in the city.

He said he was on site, and had no information about casualties.

It was the second such incident in six days.

Last Monday, a Sukhoi Su-34 fighter plane crashed into an apartment block in the southern city of Yeysk, near Ukraine, and at least 15 people were killed.

The Emergencies Ministry has said the aircraft was a Sukhoi Su-30 two-seat multi-role fighter, which went down during a test flight.