Fiery Crash: Fighter Jet Goes Down Near Monchegorsk.
A fighter jet caught fire and crashed near Monchegorsk, Russia, after one of its engines caught fire. There are conflicting reports about the condition of the two pilots, with the Governor of Murmansk Oblast saying they were not hospitalized, while TASS reported they were in serious condition. The plane crashed through the ice on a local lake and sank. Monchegorsk Air Base has both MiG-31 and Su-24 aircraft.