Russia lost a fighter jet pilot returning from a combat mission in Ukraine on Wednesday, the anniversary of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
was killed on the eve of Russia's Ukraine invasion anniversary on Wednesday when his plane suffered a"mechanical malfunction," a commonly-used Russian explanation for being downed.in Russia's Belgorod region while on its way back from a combat mission, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. The pilot ejected from the plane before it crashed, but officials say he suffered injuries and died, according to Russian media.
"After completing a combat mission, a SU-25 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed while returning to its base airfield in the Belgorod Region. The pilot died," Russia's Defense Ministry wrote in a statement, according to Russian media. Ukraine has shot down multiple Russian SU-25s, though Russia claims Wednesday's crash was due to a"technical malfunction."
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