A Russian military fighter jet has crashed into the Black Sea near Sevastopol, Crimea on Thursday.
A Russian Su-35 fighter jet crashed on March 28 near Sevastopol, the Russia-installed governor of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula said.
A military plane fell into the sea, civilian objects were not damaged
Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Telegram
The pilot ejected and was picked up by rescuers about 200 meters from the shore, Razvozhayev said, adding that his life was not in danger.
The Russian Defense Ministry has not commented on the report about the downed plane.
Russian Telegram channels reported earlier that a Russian Su-35 fighter jet had crashed near Sevastopol.
The cause of the crash is unclear. Many observers are speculating that the advanced Russian aircraft was shot down.