Second Su-34 pilot taken aboard helicopter in fair condition - Russian Defense Ministry

MOSCOW. Jan 18 (Interfax-AVN) - Helicopter crews of the Eastern Military District have found the second pilot of the Sukhoi Su-34 bomber that crashed, the Defense Ministry said.

"The helicopter managed to take a hovering position above the rescue raft in the very first approach, and the pilot was taken aboard the helicopter. The pilot's condition is fair," the ministry said.