A Turkish jet shot down a Russian drone that
entered its airspace near the Syrian border Friday, a
senior defense official confirms
A military statement said the aircraft was shot
down after it ignored three warnings for it to leave.
All Russian jets have since returned to their base
and all Russian drones "are functioning normally,"
Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian
defense ministry, told Russian news agencies
Friday.
Turkey earlier this month complained about
violation of its airspace by Russian warplanes. The
intrusions also drew strong condemnation from its
NATO allies.
The United States, Russia and the Syrian
government all operate drones in the region.
In Moscow, a senior military officer strongly denied
that the drone was Russian.
"I state with absolute responsibility that all our
drones are either performing tasks or staying at the
base," Col.-Gen. Andrei Kartapolov of the Russian
military's General Staff said at a meeting with
foreign military attaches in Moscow.
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