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Downing of Su-24 'Will Have Serious Consequences' for Russia-Turkey Ties

Russian Aviaton » Tuesday November 24, 2015 16:04 MSK
A still image from video footage shown by the HaberTurk TV Channel shows smoke billowing from what was described as the crash site of a plane after it was shot down near the Turkish-Syrian border | © EPA

Tragedy with Russian Su-24 downed in Syria to have serious consequences for Moscow-Ankara relations, Vladimir Putin stated.

Russia's president stated that the incident with Su-24 in Syria is beyond regular war against terrorism.

"Instead of contacting us immediately Turkey addressed their  NATO partners  — as if it was us who downed their plane, not vice versa," Putin said. 

"Our jet fell six kilometers away from the border, within Syrian arispace."

A Russian Su-24 was shot down over Syria on Tuesday, according to reports from the Russian Defense Ministry. The two pilots were able to eject from the plane, although their current fate is unknown.