Russia passenger jet crashes near Moscow during test flight

Three crew members on the Sukhoi Superjet 100 are thought to have died. The jet was not carrying passengers.

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The Sukhoi Superjet 100 went down in a forest and all three crew members are believed to have been killed, it said. There were no passengers on board.

Russia's state-run media report that the plane went down during a test flight following repair works.

Russia's has been developing the Sukhoi Superjet - a regional jet - for some time to replace Western-made aircraft.

Heavily sanctioned over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has struggled to replace its ageing aircraft fleet.

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