Police officers work near an uninhabited forest area where a fighter jet crashed near the city of Slatina, Croatia, on Dec. 6, 2022. A Croatian MIG-21 fighter jet crashed in northeastern Croatia at around 2 p.m. (1300 GMT) on Tuesday. The two pilots successfully ejected and landed safely, the Croatian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. (Ivica Galovic/PIXSELL via Xinhua)
ZAGREB, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Croatian MIG-21 fighter jet crashed in northeastern Croatia at around 2 p.m. (1300 GMT) on Tuesday. The two pilots successfully ejected and landed safely, the Croatian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
The jet crashed in an uninhabited forest area near the city of Slatina during a regular military training, the statement said. One pilot was injured but was listed in stable condition.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that the crash was probably caused by a technical problem.
More than 50 people took part in the search and rescue mission. ■