Published: 29 July, 2008, 10:00
Edited: 29 July, 2008, 10:00
A pilot has been killed after a Russian fighter jet crashed in the country's Far East. A second pilot managed to eject and is said to be alive.
Air Force sources say the SU-27 aircraft went down around noon local time near the city of Ussuriisk in the Primorye region.
An investigation has been opened into the incident.
The SU-27 fighter interceptor (NATO codename Flanker) has been in production since 1984.