The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that a Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter crashed in the Kaliningrad region on October 21, 2026, during a scheduled training flight. The ministry said the crew ejected and was recovered by a ground search and rescue team, and that the pilots’ lives were not in danger.
Separately, Russian media outlets citing unnamed sources identified the aircraft as a Su-30SM and reported that both pilots were injured. The variant identification and injury claim were attributed to those unnamed sources.
