Yak-130 jet trainer crashes in Russia - media

A Yak-130 jet trainer has crashed during a training flight in Russia's Republic of Kalmykia.

That is according to the Telegram channel 112, Ukrinform reports.

"The Yak-130 military plane crashed in Kalmykia 40 kilometers from Elista while performing a training flight. The pilot managed to eject. He was hospitalized by helicopter to a hospital in Volgograd," the post reads.

The cause of the incident is being determined. According to the report, the priority version is "equipment failure."

Earlier reports said that a Russian Su-34 bomber crashed near Volgograd during a training flight in late July.