On March 20 early in the morning a SU-25 strike jet of the Russian Air Force exploded in mid-air during a training flight in the Russia’s Far East 143 kilometres (90 miles) distant from the city of Vladivostok; the pilot died in the crash. According to unofficial data, before the crash information about engine fire outbreak was sent from the SU-25 but then the connection was out.
      
      A special commission of the Ministry of Defense of the RF has launched an investigation to find what caused the fatal crash. By the moment flights of all SU-25 strike jets have been suspended in Russia, in accordance with an order by the commander of the Russian Air Force.
      
      Sources:
      lenta.ru
      lenta.ru