Türkiye shoots down Russian plane on Syrian border

The Turkish presidential office announced on November 24 that the plane shot down by the Turkish military near the Syrian border was a Russian fighter jet. The Russian Defense Ministry also confirmed that a Su-24 fighter jet was shot down but denied that the plane had violated Turkish airspace.

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"A Russian Su-24 was shot down for violating Turkish airspace despite warnings," a statement from the Turkish president's office said.

Video clip of Russian plane exploding before crashing:

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Earlier, the Turkish military said its F16 fighter jet shot down a fighter jet for violating airspace, after warnings were issued to the plane.

Turkish television captured footage of the plane exploding in the air, with the two pilots ejecting before the plane burst into flames.

A Russian Su-24 aircraft. Photo: Telegraph

Habertürk TV aired a video showing the plane bursting into flames and crashing to the ground in a mountainous area where many Syrian Turkmen live, a site of frequent clashes between the Syrian army and rebels.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu later held a meeting with the Foreign Ministry and ordered diplomatic officials to consult NATO and the United Nations about the incident.

Last month, Türkiye accused Russian fighter jets of violating its airspace and threatened to shoot them down if this happened again.

Türkiye also summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the violation of its airspace by Russian fighter jets./.

According to Vietnam+