Turkish F16 fighter shot down Russian Su-24 jet over Syria, MoD confirms

 

 The president said Russia had always treated Turkey as a friendly state, but concluded: “This tragic event will cause serious consequences for Russian-Turkish relations.

As the two Russian pilots descended by parachute after the Su-24 jet was downed, both were shot dead by Turkmen forces, Reuters reports citing a deputy commander of a Turkmen brigade in Syria.

 

Its been suggested of the two Russian pilots shot at while descending by parachute one has survived and claims their jets were in Turkish air space for less than 30 seconds.

The Russian General Staff said that, according to preliminary data, one of the Su-24 pilots has died after being fired at from the ground. The search and rescue operation for the second pilot of the downed Russian aircraft is underway in Syria, it added.

The video was sent by a rebel group operating in the northwestern area of Syria, where groups including the Free Syrian Army are active but Islamic State has no known presence.