Putin takes his revenge: Russia unleashes heavy bombardment on region held by Turkmen rebels who chanted ‘Allahu Akbar’ over the dead body of pilot shot down by Turkish F-16
Russia has retaliated against rebel forces who ‘shot and killed’ one of the pilots of the jet downed by Turkey
One of the two pilots of Russian jet downed by Turkey rescued in 12-hour operation and taken to Russian base
Pilot, identified as Cpt Konstantin Murahtin, and fallen co-pilot, Lt. Col. Oleg Peshkov to be given state honours
Audio recording of warnings sent out by Turkey on open channels and confirmed by U.S. military released
Putin called the incident a ‘stab in the back by accomplices of terrorists’ and accused Turkey of supporting ISIS
NATO chief called for ‘diplomacy and de-escalation’ after emergency meeting of member nations on Tuesday
By Sara Malm In London and Will Stewart In Moscow
DailyMail.com
25 November 2015
Russian forces launched at least a dozen airstrikes against insurgent-held areas near the Turkey-Syria border where the Sukhoi SU-24 fighter jet was shot down by the Turkish army yesterday.
Heavy bombardment hit areas controlled by Turkmen rebels, the group claiming to have shot and killed one of the pilots of the Russian jet as he parachuted out of the flaming wreckage, and attempted to kill his co-pilot.
The rebel group released a video showing them cheering and chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’ as they discovered the body of Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov, who will now receive Russia’s highest state honour posthumously.
President Vladimir Putin today confirmed that the surviving pilot, identified as Captain Konstantin Murahtin, had been rescued by Russian military in a 12-hour long joint operation with Syrian government forces, and taken to a Russian air base.
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