'First video footage from the crash site'

MOSCOW, June 9. /TASS/. A technical fault is the likely cause of a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet’s crash in the Moscow Region, the press office of the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

"According to preliminary data, a technical failure caused the crash of the Su-27 plane of the Russian Aerospace Force," the press office said in a statement.

The pilot performed all the necessary operations to divert the plane from a populated area, the press office said.

"The pilot had no time for ejecting," the Defense Ministry said.

A Defense Ministry commission is working at the crash site, the press office said.