Kazakhstan's Defense Ministry said the jet crashed on landing at the Karaganda air base in central Kazakhstan.
An inquiry has been launched to determine the cause of the crash.
Karaganda is some 200 kilometers southeast of the Kazakh capital, Astana.
(AFP, Reuters)
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