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Russian warplane crashes in Mediterranean, pilot safe

Russian warplane crashes in Mediterranean, pilot safe

By REUTERS

File - Russian long range bomber Tu-22M3 flies during a strike above an undisclosed location in Syria, on Sunday, August 14, 2015. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry press service photo via AP

MOSCOW: A Russian Su-33 warplane crashed while landing on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean, Russian news agencies reported on Monday citing a statement from the Russian defence ministry.

The pilot ejected from the plane and is safe, the defence ministry was quoted as saying.