Russia fighter crashes into apartments in city near Ukraine, killing 13

A view shows a site of a plane crash on residential building in the southern city of Yeysk, Russia October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

YEYSK, Russia (Reuters) -A Russian fighter plane crashed into a residential building in the southern city of Yeysk shortly after take-off on Monday, engulfing apartments in a fireball and killing at least 13 people, Interfax news agency reported.

A further 19 people suffered injuries, agencies quoted local officials as saying. Yeysk is separated from occupied Russian territory in southern Ukraine by a narrow stretch of the Sea of Azov.