A £40m Russian fighter jet crashes in a huge fireball next to a Kaliningrad graveyard where servicemen were gathered
A £40m Russian fighter jet is seen engulfed in a massive fireball next to a graveyard, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky.
Both pilots of the Su-30 ejected before the jet came down and were taken to a military medical facility, where they are reported to be in moderate condition. Their lives are not thought to be in danger. Some uniformed servicemen at the cemetery were carrying musical instruments, possibly as a military band at a funeral. The graveyard appeared to hold both civilian and military graves.
Russia's Defence Ministry said the jet was on a scheduled training flight without ammunition.
Moscow insists the warplane came down in an 'uninhabited area' of the Baltic region.
The twin-engine Su-30SM has been used extensively in Putin's war against Ukraine.
