One of Irkutsk crashed military plane pilots dies

One of the pilots of the Tu-22M3 bomber, which crashed yesterday in Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast, has died, Oblast Governor Igor Kobzev said, referring to the military command of the country՛s Defense Ministry.

To remind,  yesterday a Tu-22M3 military aircraft crashed near the village of Mikhaylovka in Irkutsk Oblast, which was followed by a powerful explosion, Mash Telegram channel reports.