A Russian Su-30 fighter aircraft crashed during a scheduled training flight in Kaliningrad Oblast on October 21, 2026. The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed the crash, according to multiple reports, and said both crew members ejected before impact. A ground-based search-and-rescue team recovered them. Reports identified the aircraft as a Su-30SM and said both pilots were injured and hospitalized; a report relaying the ministry’s account said their injuries were not life-threatening.
The reported crash site was in Chernyakhovsk district, between the villages of Timofeyevka and Zelyony Bor.…