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Russian proxy: Russian warplane 'crashes' off Crimean coast.
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A Russian military plane crashed into the sea near occupied Crimea, the Russian-installed head of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, claimed on March 28.
Razvozhayev alleged that the pilot ejected on time and was picked up by rescuers from the Sevastopol Rescue Service some 200 meters from the shore.
The Russian proxy head claimed that the pilot was unharmed and no civilian sites were damaged as a result of the crash.
Earlier on March 28, Russian Telegram channels shared the supposed footage of the burning and falling plane over the occupied peninsula and a parachute of the ejected pilot.
The Telegram channel 112 claimed that the plane in question was a Su-35 fighter jet .
According to the Crimean Wind Telegram channel, the plane was accidentally shot down by Russia's own forces.
Ukrainian officials have not commented on the claims, which cannot be independently verified.
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