MOSCOW, March 28, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - A Russian military plane crashed into the sea off the coast of the annexed Crimean peninsula on Thursday, the Moscow-installed governor of the city of Sevastopol said.

"A military plane has fallen into the sea," Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said in a post on Telegram, adding that the pilot safely ejected and was picked up by rescuers.