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Su-25 plane crashes near Zaporizhia, killing pilot, - Defense Ministry

The tragedy occurred 40 km north to Zaporizhia. This is reported by Censor.NET citing the Defense Ministry press service.

According to the message, a pilot born in 1992 was killed, no civilian casualties suffered.

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The Ministry of Defense also informed that a search and rescue team is operating onsite. The reasons and circumstances of the accident are being investigated.