Following a second crash with a MiG-29 in east Siberia in December 2008, Russian officials admitted that most MiG-29 fighters in the Russian Air Force were incapable of performing combat duties due to poor maintenance.
Setelah kecelakaan ke dua di Siberia Timur pada Desember 2008 pihak berwenang Rusia mengakui bahwa sebagian besar MiG-29 mereka tidak siap tempur karena perawatan yang kurang.