Military Aircraft Crashes in Syria's Damascus Region, Pilot's Fate Unknown

The aircraft was carrying out a training task and the pilot managed to eject himself, a source told Sputnik.

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — A military aircraft has crashed in the Damascus region of Syria, a military source familiar with the matter told Sputnik on Friday.

"A military aircraft crashed in Qalamoun in the Damascus governorate," the source said.

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​According to the source, the aircraft was carrying out a training task and the pilot managed to eject himself, though his fate remains unknown.