In this handout video grab released by Russian Defence Ministry the screen showing the scheme of incident with Rissian Il-24 plane is displayed during a briefing of Ministry's spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, in Moscow, Russia, September 24, 2018. The Russian Defence Ministry placed the blame for the catastrophe on the Israeli Air Force and on those who had made the decision to carry out the air strike. Actions of the Israeli military led to the crash of Russia's Il-20 plane in Syria, the Israeli pilots used it as a shield against Syrian air defence systems during the attack of four Israeli F-16 aircraft on Syrian targets in the province of Latakia. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
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- Package: Russia Syria Plane
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 24.09.2018
- Date published: 24.09.2018
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russian Defence Ministry
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1920x1080px, 639.3Kb
- Job-ID: 589407c3f2fcc6a8