A Su-24M fighter belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force's 7th Tactical Brigade crashed while approaching to land during a planned flight in the area of the Starokostyantyniv airfield in the Khmelnytsky region at 17:15 p.m. on March 21, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported.

The crew consisting of the squadron commander and a navigator ejected safely.

"There are no casualties or destruction, and the plane's crew was not injured," it said.

A special commission is investigating the causes of the crash.

Nothing has been reported of damage caused to the plane.