Two Su-34 jets collide in Russia

Two Sukhoi (Su-34) fighter bombers have collided in mid-air over the Tatar Strait

As reported by Censor.NET, a source in the regional law enforcement agencies told this TASS on Friday.

"According to preliminary data, the accident occurred over the Tatar Strait. Two Su-34 jets vanished from radar screens close to the inhabited community of Nelma in the Sovetsko-Gavansky District. They presumably collided in mid-air," the source reports.

That said, a search operation is underway.

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Earlier, a TASS source reported both planes had been flying from the sea when they collided in mid-air. The crew of one aircraft managed to eject, while the second plane will probably be able to return to the base. However, the fate of both crews still remains unknown.