TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – A Su-25 military jet crashed in Georgia, killing a pilot, the country’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

“A Su-25 military jet of the Georgian Defense Forces Air Command has crashed near the military airport near the town of Bolnisi during a planned military training,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The pilot, identified as Kakhaber Zurabishvili, died as a result of the crash, the ministry confirmed.

The ministry said a detailed investigation will be carried out to establish the causes of the incident.

MNA