“A criminal case has been initiated on the basis of a crime under Part 2 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of Russia (violation of aircraft traffic safety rules), ”the UK said in a statement.

According to preliminary data, the pilot was performing an aerobatics "Barrel", during which he lost control and crashed.

Earlier it became known that a pilot died as a result of a plane crash in the Kaluga region, the transport prosecutor's office began an investigation into this fact.