A MiG-31 fighter jet has crashed in Russia's Leningrad region, the Western Military District said on Friday. This reported by Sputnik.

"On 8 April, a MiG-31 aircraft crashed in the Leningrad region during a planned training flight. The crew ejected," the military told reporters.

Three Mi-8 helicopters of the search and rescue service were sent to the scene.

"The plane crashed in a deserted place, there is no destruction on the ground. According to preliminary information, a technical malfunction could have caused the accident," the military district added.