Odesa: A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in the southwestern Odesa region, the country's Air Force reported on Monday.

According to Anadolu Agency, preliminary information indicates that the aircraft experienced a malfunction and caught fire, as stated in a communication on Telegram. The Air Force confirmed that the pilot ejected from the aircraft before the crash occurred.

Further details about the incident, including information regarding the pilot's condition and the specific cause of the malfunction, were not immediately available.