MOSCOW. June 9 (Interfax) - The crash of a Sukhoi Su-27 of the Russian Aerospace Forces killed the pilot; there is no damage on the ground, the Russian Defense Ministry's press service and information department told Interfax on Thursday.
"The pilot is dead; there was no ammunition onboard the plane. There is no damage on the ground either," the ministry said.
The plane crashed at 10:25 a.m. Moscow time on Thursday while returning to base in the Moscow region from a routine flight, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"A Defense Ministry commission is working on the crash scene," the ministry said.
The initial reports identified the crashed plane as a Mikoyan MiG-29, but it appeared later that the plane was a Sukhoi Su-27.