A MiG-31K Fighter Jet Crashed In Russia

The crash occurred in the Lipetsk region.

A MiG-31 multi-role fighter jet crashed in the Lipetsk region. The crew managed to eject.

The RBC-Ukraine reports this with reference to Russian media.

The plane crashed during a landing approach after a scheduled training flight.

The fighter crew ejected, the pilots' lives are not in danger.

The MiG-31 is a Soviet two-seat supersonic all-weather long-range fighter-interceptor.

The first Soviet aircraft of the fourth generation, it is a modernized version of the 1970s Soviet MiG-25 single-seat fighter.

Since February 2022, during full-scale warfare, Russia often uses the MiG-31K as a platform for launching Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles.

A group of four MiG-31s can control airspace with a frontal extent of up to 1,100 km.

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