Death toll from Russian warplane crash into city rises to 15

A firefighter is seen inside a damaged apartment after a warplane crashed into a residential area in Yeysk, Russia (AP)

The death toll from the crash of a Russian warplane into a Russian city has risen to 15, including three people who died when they jumped from a nine-storey apartment building to escape a blaze, authorities said.

The Su-34 bomber went down on Monday in the Sea of Azov port city of Yeysk after one of its engines caught fire during takeoff for a training mission, the Russian Defence Ministry said.