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NATO to Issue Statement on Incident With Russian Military Aircraft in Syria

© AFP 2023 / JOHN THYSThe NATO emblem is seen before a defence ministers meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 22, 2013
The NATO emblem is seen before a defence ministers meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 22, 2013 - Sputnik International
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According to a source, NATO will make a statement soon on an incident involving a Russian military aircraft that was shot down.

Russian Su-24 front-line bomber jet - Sputnik International
Russian Pilots of Su-24 Downed in Syria 'Most Likely Catapulted to Safety'
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) NATO will make a statement soon on an incident involving a Russian military aircraft that was shot down over Syria on Tuesday, a source in the alliance told RIA Novosti.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian Su-24 Fencer bomber jet crashed in Syria "as most likely a result of a strike from the ground." The fate of the pilots, who according to initial information were able to catapult, remains to be determined.

The Defense Ministry stressed that the aircraft was strictly located within Syrian territory during its flight.

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