Russian fighter jet crashes into sea just off packed tourist beach in latest embarrassment for Putin

DRAMATIC footage captured a Russian fighter jet crashing into the sea just off a packed tourist beach. In the latest embarrassment for Vladimir Putin, the Su-25 aircraft nosedived into the Sea of Azov near the town of Yeysk on Monday. The jet was seen nosediving towards the water on Monday The jet spectacularly crashed into the Sea of Azov The pilot ejected successfully, local officials said in a statement on social media. The impact of his fall into the ocean reportedly broke both of his legs. Unverified videos shared on social media appeared to show a parachute descending over the sea near a beach, and a large splash in the water. Yeysk lies across the Sea of Azov from the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The officials from Russia’s Krasnodar region said the pilot had been rescued from the water.