Russian warplane crashes into sea in front of horrified tourists on beach
A stricken Russian warplane crashed into the sea as horrified tourists looked on.
The Su-25 is seen going down off Yeysk in the Sea of Azov, close to the warzone, making a giant splash in the shallow water as the pilot parachuted from the plane using his ejector seat.
Reports said that rescuers reached him but he was “unconscious”, while other reports added that he was in critical conditions.
Another said "he is alive, he is being helped". He was being “rushed to the emergency department” of a local hospital and doctors were fighting for his life. One unconfirmed report said he had died.
“The pilot managed to eject as soon as the plane began to lose altitude,” stated another account.
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The Russian Su-25 warplane crashed into the Azov Sea near tourists on the beach in Yeysk (East2West News)“He was brought unconscious to the shore, doctors tried to resuscitate him in an ambulance.”
Earlier a report by Baza said: “As the canopy of the parachute fell, the lines became tangled. The pilot swallowed water and almost drowned. However, he was able to hold out until rescuers arrived. Now he has already been delivered to the shore, the pilot is being resuscitated.”
The crashed Su-25 was “sticking out of the shallow water” off a popular tourist beach in Krasnodar region. Earlier reports said a “technical malfunction” was to blame for the crash, but this is the default Russian explanation with any aerial disaster.
The Russian Su-25 warplane crashed into the Azov Sea near tourists on the beach in Yeysk (BAZA /east2west news)
Initial reports said the pilot managed to eject himself before the crash (baraholka-yeysk /east2west news)The cause was also given as “engine failure” - yet this is before investigators had spoken to the pilot. The aircraft is believed to have got into trouble soon after taking off from a military airport in the city.
One theory was that the pilot delayed ejecting to guide the aircraft away from houses and people. A helicopter was seen in the air in the wake of the incident. A Ukrainian report said: “Nobody shot him down.”
Earlier in the day suspected Ukrainian sea drones exploded on the bridge connecting annexed Crimea to Krasnodar region. In October last year an Su-34 in Yeysk slammed into an apartment block, killing 15 people and leaving dozens injured. The Russians also blamed a “technical malfunction” for the fireball crash.
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