Su-25 fighter jet crashes during military exercise in Georgia

The Georgian Defense Ministry on Tuesday reported a Su-25 fighter jet crash during a planned military exercise, saying the pilot was killed in the accident. 

"During a planned military exercise, which included an aviation component, one of the aircraft belonging to the Defense Forces crashed," it said in a statement.

The ministry expressed condolences to the family and friends of the deceased pilot, Kakhaber Zurabashvili, and pledged a thorough investigation of the incident.