MOSCOW, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A Su-27 military plane crashed in the Moscow region and the pilot was killed, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed Thursday.
"A Su-27 belonging to the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed in the Moscow region while returning to the base airfield after a planned flight," the ministry said in a statement.
There is no destruction on the ground and a team of the Defense Ministry is working at the crash site, according to the ministry. ' Earlier, local media reported that the crash occurred in a field near the Muranovo village in the Pushkinsky district of Moscow region, saying pilot error and engine failure might have caused the crash.
The Su-27 is said to belong to the Russian Knights aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air force.
