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Russia believes that the Turkish Air Force attack on the Russian Su-24 bomber was a planned provocation. This was stated by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference shown on TV channel “Russia 24».
«We have serious doubts as to whether it was inadvertent act. There is a suspicion that it was all planned, “- Lavrov said.
According to him, Moscow has sufficient information to confirm that the attack on the Su-24 was deliberate and planned. “Some of our partners who have contacted us yesterday, said it was an obvious ambush; waiting, watching, looking for an excuse, “- said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
On the eve of the Russian Defense Ministry has demonstrated the scheme with the trajectory of the flight of the Su-24 was shot down. According to the General Staff, citing data from radar reconnaissance airfield Hmeymim, Russian aircraft did not cross the air borders of Turkey. Fighter F-16 shot down a bomber, on the contrary, invaded the area of Syria.
Lavrov at a press conference said that the attack on the Russian bomber was made after the aircraft Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) bombed Syria’s oil industry facilities militants.
Earlier Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu held a telephone conversation, said the minister. According to him, Cavusoglu called him and he expressed his condolences to Russia in connection with the crash of the Su-24.
Lavrov said Cavusoglu, does that mean the attention of Turkey to the northern Syrian region of Ankara’s desire to protect the infrastructure there are militants. “To this question I received no response,” – he said at a press conference Lavrov.
The Russian bomber was shot down in the morning on November 24 as claimed by the Turkish side, for multiple violations of the airspace of Turkey. Russian Defense Ministry said that the plane never left the Syrian airspace. Russian President Vladimir Putin also said that the aircraft did not violate air borders of Turkey, did not represent a threat to the country and was attacked in the skies over Syria. What happened Putin called “stab in the back” by the “accomplices of terrorists».
The downed Su-24 were two pilots, both are ejected, but landing one of them was shot by the rebels on the ground and died. The search for the second pilot lasted about 12 hours. On the morning of Wednesday, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to the president that the navigator of the Su-24 delivered alive and well on the Russian air base Hmeymim.
The deceased crew commander of the Su-24, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Pashkov was awarded the “Gold Star” Hero of Russia posthumously navigator Captain Konstantin Murahtin – the Order of Courage. The same award posthumously received the participants of search airman sailor Alexander Pozynich. The helicopter in which he was flying was shot down and made a forced landing, Marine-contractor with the dead.
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