The Ukrainian Air Force Su-24M frontline bomber crashed in the Khmelnytskyi region on Tuesday evening, killing both crew members.The incident occurred at around 7 p.m. local time, according to an official statement published by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The Air Force identified the victims as the pilot, Major Bohdan Zaharulko, and the navigator, Senior Lieutenant Bohdan Babenko – both members of the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade named after Petro Franko. The two were carrying out a combat mission in the Khmelnytskyi region at the time of the crash.“They defended our country until their last breath,” the Air Force wrote, expressing their sincere condolences to the victims’ families.Rescuers and law enforcement officers were dispatched to the crash site. According to preliminary information, no civilians were injured as a result of the incident. The Air Force said the causes and circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.According to RBC Ukraine, initial reports on Ukrainian Telegram channels had suggested the downed aircraft may have been a MiG-29, before the Air Force issued its official confirmation identifying the aircraft as a Su-24M.Unconfirmed reports say the plane came down near Shepetivka in the Khmelnytskyi region.Quick guide to the Su-24 fencer bomberThe Su-24M that crashed on Tuesday is a variant of the Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-24 “Fencer” – an all-weather, twin-engine supersonic bomber developed in the 1960s, recognizable by its variable-sweep wing design.