US service member aboard fighter jet that crashed in Ukraine

Published October 16, 2018 5:29pm ET



A U.S. service member was in the back seat of an Su-27UB fighter jet that crashed in Ukraine on Tuesday, according to a U.S. military statement.

The aircraft was taking part in Exercise Clear Sky in the Khmelnytsky region when the crash occurred. The statement from U.S. Air Forces in Europe did not specify if either the pilot or passenger survived.

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