“According to the current data, 21 people were injured as a result of the emergency,” TASS said in a statement.

Earlier it was reported about 19 victims.

On October 17, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Su-34 aircraft crashed in Yeysk while climbing during a training flight from the military airfield of the Southern Military District.

All training flights of military aircraft take place without ammunition.

The FAN also reported that the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the crash of the Su-34 aircraft in Yeysk.