Russian Rescue Helicopter Shot Down by Syrian Rebels During Search for Pilots of Warplane Downed by Turkey - from TRUNEWS

While Russian rescue teams searched for pilots of the warplane downed by Turkey, Syrian rebels shot down the search helicopter, forcing it to land in Syria’s Latakia province, an area controlled by the government.

The group which uses U.S. TOW missile said its fighters hit the helicopter after it was on the ground with an anti-tank missile, according The Daily Mirror.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of serious consequences after the plane was shot down, calling it a “stab in the back” administered by “the accomplices of terrorists”.

Putin also warned Turkey of “significant consequences”.

Turkish fighter jets claimed Russia violated its airspace, but Moscow has denied the charge. The two pilots, who parachuted out of the plane, were shot dead by Turkmen forces in Syria, according to a deputy commander of the rebel group. But Turkish forces told Reuters the pilots were believed to be alive

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