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NATO to Issue Statement on Incident With Russian Military Aircraft in Syria

Russian Aviaton » Tuesday November 24, 2015 13:16 MSK

According to a source, NATO will make a statement soon on an incident involving a Russian military aircraft that was shot down.

NATO will make a statement soon on an incident involving a Russian military aircraft that was shot down over Syria on Tuesday, a source the alliance told RIA Novosti.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian Su-24 Fencer attack jet crashed in Syria "as most likely a result of a strike from the ground." The fate of the pilots, who according to initial information were able to catapult, remains to be determined.

The Defense Ministry stressed that the aircraft was strictly located within Syrian territory during its flight.