Fighter jet crashes into apartment block in Russia killing six and trapping bodies under rubble in enormous inferno

AT LEAST six people have died and 27 are injured after a fighter jet slammed into a block of flats in Russia sparking a huge inferno. Footage shows a massive fireball erupting from the apartment block in the Russian city of Yeysk after a Su-34 supersonic plane smashed into it. APA fighter jet has slammed into an apartment building in western Russia[/caption] AFPSix are dead and dozens injured following the disaster in Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai[/caption] Russian news reports claim at least six people have died and 27 were injured in the disaster which took place in the Krasnodar Krai region, over 600 miles south of Moscow. Several people are still missing, sparking fears the death toll will rise further in the coming hours. The crash site is just 45 miles southeast of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, close to the Sea of Azov. Local reports said five floors of the building were on fire, the upper floors had collapsed and about 45 apartments were damaged in the blast. READ MORE ON RUSSIA RAINING DEATH How Putin is using Hitler’s tactics to break Ukraine like Blitz Britain FREE AT LAST 108 Ukrainian women freed from Russian captivity as Putin's missiles hit Kyiv One of the two pilots on the jet can be seen floating down to earth on his parachute right beside the flames. The aircraft crashed while climbing for a training flight from the military airfield of the Southern Military District in Yeysk, the Russian defence ministry said. It added that the crash resulted from an engine failure on takeoff and both crew members bailed out safely. “At the site of the crash of the Sukhoi Su-34 in the courtyard of one of the residential area, the aircraft’s fuel caught fire,” the ministry said. Most read in News SPEED HORROR Shock moment before speeding motorcyclist smashes into three schoolgirls GRIM FIND Remains of pregnant mum murdered 23 years ago found in husband's new garden DEPRAVITY Woman who ‘raped & tortured’ girl, 12, ‘boasted about selling child’s body parts' BEACH TRAGEDY Brit found dead lying on sunbed in Crete as he suddenly fell ill after swim DRIVEN MAD Traffic chaos as protesters climb M25 Dartford Crossing bridge FAMILY TRAGEDY Dad 'stabbed severely disabled daughter, 12, to death and strangled wife' A state of emergency has been declared by the governor of Krasnodar Krai. The Su-34 is a twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter bomber. Read More on The Sun BROKE HEART I’m a mum-of-seven & I’m starving myself so my kids can have hot school lunches BIG PICTURE Five changes to your TV settings can cut your energy bill and usage in half The plane is designed primarily for hitting ground and naval targets. Yeysk is located on the Sea of Azov which separates southern Ukraine and southern Russia. APThe crash is believed to have been caused by a faulty takeoff[/caption] ReutersA huge emergency presence remains at the scene[/caption] AFPThe aircraft that crashed was a SU-34 like this one[/caption]