A Russian warplane has been shot down on the Syrian border for violating Turkish airspace , in what ya Vladimir Putin describes as a " stab in the stomach " committed by " accomplices of terrorists " . According to a Turkish military statement the plane was warned " 10 minutes in 30 minutes " before " our two patrol planes on air patrol planes intervened . " Both crew member ejected from the plane before it crashed , however , Syrian rebels have confirmed that one pilot is dead . According to Dmitry Peskov , a Kremlin spokesman , the incident was " very serious " , but cautioned that it was too early to draw conclusions .
A Russian warplane has been shot down on the Syrian border for violating Turkish airspace, in what President Vladimir Putin describes as a "stab in the back" committed by "accomplices of terrorists". According to a Turkish military statement the plane was warned "10 time in five minutes" before "our two F-16 planes on air patrol duty intervened." Both crew member ejected from the plane before it crashed, however, Syrian rebels have confirmed that one pilot is dead. According to Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, the incident was "very serious", but cautioned that it was too early to draw conclusions.