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title: "A Russian Su-34 fighter jet has crashed in the Volgograd region"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/37814/a-russian-su-34-fighter-jet-has-crashed-in-the-volgograd-region
published: 2024-07-27T16:52:52Z
language: en
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# A Russian Su-34 fighter jet has crashed in the Volgograd region

> A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber crashed today in southern Russia's Volgograd region while on a scheduled training flight, the state-run RIA news agency said.

A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber crashed today in southern Russia's Volgograd region while on a scheduled training flight, the state-run RIA news agency said.

![](https://storage.radiomoldova.md/images/971e3eca-ae60-4e59-ace9-b76ac2630f67.jpg)

The crew members were able to eject and the plane crashed in a deserted area. The training flight was conducted without ammunition on board the aircraft.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the preliminary cause of the accident is a technical malfunction.

On June 11, an Su-34 crashed in the mountains of North Ossetia, killing the crew. At the time, the Russian Defense Ministry said the crash occurred during a scheduled training flight and was caused by a technical malfunction.