Russian "Su-57” Fighter Jet Crashes

A "Su-57"  fighter jet crashed near Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia's Khabarovsk region,” a military source said, according to "Sputnik" news agency.

The source added a pilot error and a technical malfunction are believed to have caused the Su-57 crash, adding that the engine was being tested, while the pilot managed to jump, then he was transferred to the factory.

Earlier this month, Russia‘s only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, caught fire during maintenance work in Russia’s Arctic port in Murmansk, with three people unaccounted for, Russian news agencies reported.

One source told the TASS news agency that the fire had started on the upper deck and that thick, black smoke was billowing from the vessel.

According to Russia Today, the blaze, broke out during repair works aboard Russian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, spread, until now, to 120 square meters. Eight people have been reportedly rescued.

The ship caught fire during repairs while being docked in the Barents Sea port of Murmansk.

According to preliminary reports, the blaze was sparked by welding, after which the fire spread.

The design of Admiral Kuznetsov-class implies a mission different from that of the United States Navy’s carriers. The term used by her builders to describe the Russian ships is Tyazholyy Avianesushchiy Kreyser (TAVKR) – “heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser” – intended to support and defend strategic missile-carrying submarines, surface ships, and naval missile-carrying aircraft of the Russian Navy.