Russian pilot killed after fighter jet crashes while returning to base

A Russian jet has crashed in the Belgorod region of Western Russia mere miles from the Ukrainian border, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. 'A plane of the Ministry of Defense crashed in the Valuysky urban district. Now an investigation team and officials of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working on the spot,' he wrote on Telegram early this morning. The pilot, who had just returned from a combat deployment over Ukrainian skies, ejected from the Sukhoi Su-25 jet but Russia's MoD later said the pilot did not survive.