Satellite images show results of Israel’s strike in Syria
15 Russians were killed when Syria fired a missile at an Israeli plane and hit a Russian plane.
Satellite images emerged on Wednesday showing the results of Israel's
strike in Syria carried out on Monday and, in the words of Vladimir
Putin, led to the downing of a Russian jet in a "chain of tragic
circumstances."
IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis said Tuesday that the IDF had
struck a Syrian military facility from which systems to manufacture
accurate and lethal weapons were about to be transferred from Iran to
Hezbollah in Lebanon.“These weapons were meant to attack Israel, and
posed an intolerable threat against it,” he said.
Following the Israeli strike near Latakia, Syria fired missiles that hit
a Russian IL-20 plane, killing all 15 airmen aboard. On Tuesday
morning, Moscow accused Israel of using its plane as cover to carry out
the strikes and said Israel warned of the operation only one minute
beforehand.
This sparked the most serious crisis between Moscow and Jerusalem since
Russia became militarily engaged in Syria three years ago, when a
deconfliction mechanism was set up between the two countries to prevent
any accidental mishaps in Syrian airspace. “As a result of the
irresponsible actions of the Israeli military, 15 Russian service
personnel perished,” the TASS news agency quoted Russian Defense
Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov as saying. “This absolutely does not
correspond to the spirit of Russian-Israeli partnership. We reserve the
right to take commensurate measures in response.”
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