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title: "Russian Su-34 warplane crashes in North Ossetia"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/35709/russian-su-34-warplane-crashes-in-north-ossetia
published: 2024-06-11T07:48:31Z
language: en
author: "Rodica Mazur"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
---

# Russian Su-34 warplane crashes in North Ossetia

> A Russian Su-34 military aircraft crashed in the mountainous region of North Ossetia, killing the crew, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on June 11, The Kyiv Independent reports.

A Russian Su-34 military aircraft crashed in the mountainous region of North Ossetia, killing the crew, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on June 11, The Kyiv Independent reports.

![korrespondent.net](https://storage.radiomoldova.md/images/ce9d4385-6805-4e64-a234-bd2eafa81fa0.jpg)

*Sursa: korrespondent.net*

The plane was conducting a scheduled training flight, according to the defense ministry. The ministry claimed preliminary data indicates the crash was caused by a technical malfunction.

The Russian Telegram channel Mash reported that residents heard an explosion near the village of Gorny Dzuarikau in North Ossetia at night.

The Russian Su-34 is a Soviet-era medium-range fighter-bomber. The Ukrainian military reported shooting down multiple Su-34 jets in the spring of 2024.

The Russian domestic airline industry has seen a significant uptick in accidents and emergency landings since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of war and subsequent imposition of Western sanctions.