Official statement of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Russian Su-24 aircraft shot down by Turkish F-16 fighter on its way to the Hmeymim airbase

The Russian Su-24 aircraft was shot down on its way to the Hmeymim airbase in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic by a Turkish F-16 fighter.

Analysis of the objective monitoring data definitely showed that there had not been any violation of the Turkish air space.

1. The Russian Su24 military jet was shot down by a Turkish F-16 over Syrian territory while returning to Khmeimim airbase, the Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed.

The Ministry’s Twitter says that “analysis of the objective monitoring data” showed the downed SU-24 jet did not violate Turkish air space.

2. Russian Su-24 fighter jet shot down over Syria – Russian MoD (VIDEO)

3. MAP location of the Russian jet crash in Syria

4. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he regards the downing of the SU-24 as “a stab in the back” by “terrorist accomplices,” adding that Turkey gets the flow of oil from Islamic State-controlled territories. [source]

5. Putin : Downing of Russian jet over Syria stab in the back by terrorist accomplices VIDEO
The Russian President is making a statement on the Russian Su-24 warplane recently downed over Syria after meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Moscow.

6. Russian Su-24 jet has crashed on the Turkish-Syrian border, the Russian Defense Ministry said. [source]

7. NATO that was shunned by France after November 13th, Paris attacks are once again in the headlines. France has set a precedent for using the EU as the first response to military attack in the continent, marking a decisive shift away from Nato. However, after the Turkey’s attack on Russia NATO calls ‘extraordinary meeting’ on Tuesday 24. TASS and Yahoo

8. Czech Foreign Minister urges international anti-terrorist strategy agreement [source]
According to Lubomir Zaorale, the situation with Russia’s SU-24 military aircraft is “a serious warning” to participants of the operation against the Islamic State militant

9. TASS condemns attack on journalists in Syria
On Monday, TASS correspondent Alexander Yelistratov, as well as RT correspondents Sargon Khadaya and Roman Kosarev came under fire in Syria and suffered minor injuries

10. Lavrov says Russians should refrain from visiting Turkey [source]
“According to our estimations, the threat is no less than in Egypt,” Lavrov warns