Pilots of Crashed Su-25 Aircraft Failed to Eject Themselves

The Russian Defence Ministry has confirmed the deaths of two pilots in the crashed Su-25UB, specifying that they had failed to eject themselves from the aircraft, Sputnik reports.

"The commission of the Russian Defence Ministry that is working on the site of the crash has established the death of two pilots. The pilots did not have enough time to eject themselves from the aircraft", the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

Following the statement, the emergency services reported that flight data recorders of the aircraft had been found. 

A representative of regional emergency services stated earlier in the day that both dead bodies had been found on the site of the crash.