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title: "Su-25 fighter jet crashes during military exercise in Georgia. The pilot dies"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/36638/su-25-fighter-jet-crashes-during-military-exercise-in-georgia-the-pilot-dies
published: 2024-07-03T06:34:55Z
language: en
author: "Carolina Străjescu"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Su-25 fighter jet crashes during military exercise in Georgia. The pilot dies

> The Georgian Defense Ministry on Tuesday reported a Su-25 fighter jet crash during a planned military exercise, saying the pilot was killed in the accident, Anadolu agency reports.

The Georgian Defense Ministry on Tuesday reported a Su-25 fighter jet crash during a planned military exercise, saying the pilot was killed in the accident, Anadolu agency reports.

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"During a planned military exercise, which included an aviation component, one of the aircraft belonging to the Defense Forces crashed," it said in a statement.

The ministry expressed condolences to the family and friends of the deceased pilot, Kakhaber Zurabashvili, and pledged a thorough investigation of the incident.