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". The incident took place at around 09:00 local time (02:00 GMT) when an Su-24 jet was flying over Syria's Hatay province and came under fire from anti-aircraft guns near its base. " 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.