Two Russian fighter-jets collided in mid-air in southern Russia on Wednesday, with both pilots ejecting in time to avoid serious injury, Russian air force officials said Wednesday. The MiG-29 jets crashed outside an air base in the town of Millerovo, about 800 kilometres south of Moscow in the Rostov region, dpa quoted air force spokesman Colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky as saying. The pilots, he said, ejected from their planes before the collision and had been retrieved by helicopters. One pilot received facial injuries, but the condition of both was stated to be "satisfactory." Neither of the planes was carrying weapons, and no destruction was reported on the ground, Drobyshevsky added. The incident, which occurred at 7,000 metres above ground, came during "planned flights." After ejecting, the pilots independently went to a village hospital and contacted the air base.
