A Russian aerial demonstration pilot died Thursday after his jet crashed during a training mission, according to a report.

The pilot, Maj. Sergei Yeremenko, went down with the jet after a technical malfunction. He was piloting a Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker, a Russian-made competitor to the U.S.-made F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat. The flight demonstration team is known as the Russian Knights.