Governor: Four pilots of Tu-22M3 that crashed in Irkutsk region found alive
Irkutsk Region Governor Igor Kobzev said that the TU-22M3 bomber that crashed in the Cheryomkhovsky District fell «behind the viaduct, not far from Mikhaylovka.»
«The crew steered the plane away from residential buildings,» the official noted.
According to him, all four pilots who managed to eject have already been found at the landing site. The pilots are receiving medical assistance; there is no threat to their lives.
The governor confirmed that, as the Russian Defense Ministry had previously stated, there is no damage on the ground. The preliminary cause of the crash is considered to be a technical malfunction.
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