Washington called the Syrian airspace impact point of the Su-24 – RBC

bomber Su-24 air and space forces of the Russian Federation makes a landing at the airbase Hmeymim in Syria

Photo: RIA Novosti

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The Russian Su-24 bomber was shot down at the very moment when he was in the skies over Syria after a brief incursions into Turkish airspace, according to the United States. This told Reuters, an unnamed US official.

According to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, in favor of this version is found “thermal trace of the plane.” Ankara claimed that the Turkish Air Force after repeated warnings hit the Su-24, which at the time was flying over Turkey,

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoletnberg after a meeting of the board of representatives of the Alliance supported the position of Turkey. According to him, all the necessary evidence has been provided by Ankara. He added that NATO has received information from other allies. This data, according to Stoltenberg, corresponded to what the Alliance informed the Turkish side.

At the same time military-diplomatic source RIA “Novosti” familiar with the meeting of the Board, said some NATO countries were of the view that the plane I was struck over the territory of Syria and not Turkey. The agency’s interlocutor did not specify which countries were discussed. He said that during the council major differences emerged at the allegations of the Turkish side, according to which Russian bomber received more than 20 alerts. According to a source, there were only two.

Interlocutor RIA “News” said that the representatives of some countries pointed to the need “not to raise the tone” and to reduce the tension of the situation, in cooperation with Russia. According to him, the statement of Stoltenberg is a personal position of the General Secretary, he has consulted with other members of the Council.

In this earlier Reuters reports that, according to diplomats who attended the emergency council of the alliance, none of the 28 representatives NATO did not justify Russia’s actions. At the same time, they called on Turkey to show “cool”, and expressed the view that Ankara should not shoot down a Russian plane, but simply shoved him from the air space of the country.

US President Barack Obama, commenting on the incident, he said that Turkey has the right to defend its territory and airspace. The Head of State expressed the view that what happened with the Russian bombers shows the continuing problems with the conduct of Russian operations at the Turkish border. Later, Obama and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a telephone conversation agreed on the need to take measures to prevent similar incidents.

The Russian Su-24 took part in the operation against terrorists in Syria, he was shot down in the morning on November 24 at the Turkish-Syrian border. According to preliminary data of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, one of the pilots killed in the air after the attack from the ground. Official data on the fate of the second pilot is missing, while the representative of the Turkmen rebels reported that both pilots were shot in the air.

In Moscow, stressed that the Su-24 did not violate the border of Turkey. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the incident “stab in the back” by “supporters of terrorists” and said that the incident will have serious consequences for relations between Moscow and Ankara.