30 Oct 2012 15:39

Su-24 pilots in satisfactory condition following ejection - military

YEKATERINBURG. Oct 30 (Interfax-AVN) - The two Sukhoi Su-24 pilots are in satisfactory condition after ejecting before their plane crashed in the Chelyabinsk region. They have been transported to the Shagol air base, Central Military District spokesman Yaroslav Roshchupkin told Interfax-AVN on Tuesday.

"Both pilots were examined by doctors who said they are in satisfactory condition," he said.

The ejection did not have a negative impact on them, he added.

"The pilots will be taken to the Chelyabinsk military hospital where they will undergo a more through medical examination," Roshchupkin said.