The incident resulted in the safe ejection of the pilot, who survived the crash with minor injuries. Information circulating on social media suggests that the aircraft may have been accidentally ...

The Russian fighter jet carried out the flight in strict compliance with international rules of using airspace over international waters without crossing air routes or committing a dangerous ...

Russian forces accidentally shot down their own Su-27 fighter jet over occupied Crimea due to "heightened combat readiness," Ukraine's Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on air on March 29.

"According to preliminary information, the cause of the accident was a technical malfunction," the Russian Defense Ministry ...