The Su-34 self-destructed, not the Su-27, which is certainly even better.
https://t.me/russianocontext/7117
One pilot was hospitalized with leg injuries, another pilot is still missing.
https://t.me/MAKS23_NAFO/55906
The navigator of the Su-34 that crashed in the Nizhny Novgorod region died According to Mash, the man ejected but landed awkwardly on a tree. He died on the spot.
“Missing” is an odd way to spell “safely defected”, but that works. 🤔🤌🏼
Update: He landed on a tree and died.
Poor tree.