Russia's defence ministry said today that a MiG-29K fighter crashed while attempting to land on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean off Syria, but the pilot survived.
In a statement to Russian news agencies, the defence ministry said the fighter jet crashed due to a "technical fault" a few kilometres from the carrier, but the pilot ejected and was recovered and taken aboard the ship.
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