Russia lost its second combat jet in Syria, after an Su-25 ground attack aircraft was shot down by rebels in the Idlib province. Accor...
Russia lost its second combat jet in Syria, after an Su-25 ground attack aircraft was shot down by rebels in the Idlib province.
According to vidoes posted online, the aircraft was shot down using a man portable air defense (manpad) and it came down near the town of Saraqib.
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Videos appeared to show the plane being hit, while other video showed burning wreckage on the ground.
Russia have been carrying out dozens of air strikes in the area over the past 24 hours, and the aircraft was one among them.
The pilot onboard the RF-95486, who ejected successfully was reportedly killed by rebels on ground in a fire fight, according to Russian Defense Ministry.
In 2015, Russia lost an Su-24 fighter bomber aircraft, after it being shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter jet following a brief intrusion into Turkey.
The Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot is a close air support aircraft widely used by Russian forces in Syria to provide air support to Syrian govt and Russian forces against the rebels.
Russia, later carried out massive retaliatory strikes in the region which has killed no of rebels.
