A Yak-18 trainer aircraft has crashed in Russia’s Khabarovsk region, killing two, a source in the regional government told TASS on Saturday.

"A Yak-18 trainer aircraft has crashed in the Khabarovsk region’s Khabarovsk district, near the Kalinka airfield. Two have been killed in the crash," the source said.

The Yak-18 is a two-seat trainer aircraft particularly used by flying clubs.