Helicopters of the search and rescue service sent to the crash site of the MiG-31 in Primorye

They specified that the plane crashed during a planned training flight.

“The crew ejected,” the press service said.

The flight was carried out without ammunition, the plane crashed in a deserted place, there was no damage on the ground, they emphasized in the Air Defense Forces.

The cause of the incident could be a technical malfunction, writes RIA Novosti.

On December 2, a MiG-31 fighter crashed in Primorsky Krai.

According to TASS, the plane crashed in a forest area immediately after takeoff.