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title: "Russian Su-25 military plane crashes in Belgorod Region, pilot dies"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/4989/russian-su-25-military-plane-crashes-in-belgorod-region-pilot-dies
published: 2023-02-23T10:44:53Z
language: en
author: "Viorica Rusica"
section: "International"
source: moldova1.md
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# Russian Su-25 military plane crashes in Belgorod Region, pilot dies

> A Russian Su-25 ground attack plane crashed while returning to its airfield in the Belgorod Region, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday, TASS reports.

A Russian Su-25 ground attack plane crashed while returning to its airfield in the Belgorod Region, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday, TASS reports.

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"A Su-25 plane of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed while returning to its airfield in the Belgorod Region after accomplishing a combat mission. The pilot died," the ministry said in a statement.

The plane crashed in a desolate place and there is no destruction on the ground, it specified.

"According to preliminary data, a technical fault is a likely cause of the crash," the Defense Ministry said.