Engine failure was the initial cause of the crash of the Tu-22M3 military aircraft in the Irkutsk region. This was announced by the governor of the region, Igor Kobzev, on Monday, June 15.
He pointed out that “in principle, the cause of the accident was an engine failure.”
Kobzev also added that the crew members of the ill-fated plane were taken to the hospital. Their lives are now not in danger.
“They are now undergoing tests.” According to preliminary data from doctors, the condition of three crew members is mild and one is moderately serious.VKontakte».
The accident occurred in the afternoon of June 15: a Tu-22M3 plane crashed near the city of Svirsk near Irkutsk. Eyewitnesses indicated that the crew members jumped from the plane using parachutes. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the crew was able to exit the plane during the accident. Later, footage of the Tu-22M3 crash appeared on the Internet.