MOSCOW, September 4 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian supersonic interceptor MiG-31 (Foxhound) jet has crashed near the city of Armavir in the country’s southern region of Krasnodar and both pilots have survived, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Thursday.
“On September 4 at 7:38 a.m. Moscow time [03:38 GMT] at a distance of 25 kilometers from [the city of] Amavir a MiG-31 crashed during exercises,” Konashenkov said.
The spokesman said that the pilots reported problems with the right chassis during landing.
“Both MiG-31 pilots landed safely and were found quickly and sent to the main airbase by helicopter,” he said.
Neither of the pilots lives is in danger, he added.
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