Pilot Dies in MiG-29 Fighter Jet Crash in Southern Russia: RIA

Pilot Dies in MiG-29 Fighter Jet Crash in Southern Russia: RIA
A Russian MiG-29 plane flies during a celebration marking the Russian air force's 100th anniversary in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia on Aug. 11, 2012. AP Photo/Misha Japaridze
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MOSCOW—A Russian pilot has died on Wednesday following the crash of an MiG-29 fighter jet in the Astrakhan region in southern Russia, RIA news agency reported citing the defence ministry.

It said the jet was on a routine mission when it crashed on the Ashuluk training ground. The reason behind the incident is being investigated, it said.