Turkish fighter jets shot down a warplane near the Syrian border after it violated Turkey's airspace on Tuesday, a Turkish military official said, but the nationality of the downed aircraft was not immediately clear. Ruskie Defense Ministry acknowledges the flight and asserts it was over Syrian territory, per Fox. There are also reports of two helicopters attempting to rescue the pair of airmen who successfully ejected and are trying to evade capture at the moment.
Both Russia and its ally, Syria's government, have carried out strikes in the area. A Syrian military source said the reported downing was being investigated and Russia's defense ministry was not immediately available for comment.
Turkish F16s warned the jet over the airspace violations before shooting it down, the military official told Reuters.
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