Two Russian Su-27 fighters on Sunday collided during a training flight, killing one pilot, Xinhua reported according to Russian news agencies.
"According to updated information, one of the three pilots was killed in the air disaster," the Interfax news agency quoted Air Force spokesman Vladimir Drik as saying.
Earlier, the Interfax said all the three pilots were found after ejection and are in satisfactory conditions.
The RIA Novosti news agency also said citing source from Russian defense ministry that one pilot was killed in the collision.
Two jets from the aerobatic team the Russian Knights collided in mid-air over the Ramenskoye airfield in southeastern Moscow while preparing for demonstration flights ahead of the MAKS 2009 air show, Russia's largest exhibition for aerospace industry that is scheduled to open on Tuesday.
Prosecutors from the Moscow Military District has launched a probe into the incident.
"A commission, comprised of Defense Ministry and Air Force command representatives, has been formed to investigate the accident," the Interfax quoted Drik as saying.
Meanwhile, another two people were killed in a light-engine Yak-52 trainer aircraft crash southwest of Russian capital on Sunday.
"The plane crashed at about 12:50 p.m. (0850 GMT) on the border between the Kaluga and Moscow regions during a training flight. Two people, a man and a woman, were killed, according to preliminary reports," said the RIA Novosti, citing a local emergencies spokesman.
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