OREANDA-NEWS  The Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) crashed in the mountains of North Ossetia. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

"In the Republic of North Ossetia- Alania, a Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed in a mountainous area while performing a planned training flight. The plane crashed in a deserted area. There is no destruction on earth. The crew was killed," the ministry said.

The preliminary cause of the crash is a technical malfunction. "A commission to the Constitutional Court flew to the crash site," the Ministry of Defense added.

According to TASS in the operational services of the republic, two pilots were on board, the plane crashed in the mountains of the Alagir district.