Archived Syrian 'rebels' shoot down Russian jet; Pilot killed... (washingtonpost.com)
submitted ago by DrudgeBot
Posted by: DrudgeBot
Posting time: 2.8 years ago on
Last edit time: never edited.
Archived on: 5/5/2018 10:00:00 AM
Views: 82
SCP: 2
2 upvotes, 0 downvotes (100% upvoted it)
Archived Syrian 'rebels' shoot down Russian jet; Pilot killed... (washingtonpost.com)
submitted ago by DrudgeBot
Sort: Top
[–] derram ago
https://unvis.it/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-pilot-killed-after-jet-is-downed-by-syrian-rebels/2018/02/03/a91e6ec8-08fa-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html :
'The agency quoted the defense ministry as saying it used “precision-guided weapons” to carry out the strike, but without giving details. '
'The pilot was killed after he ejected and exchanged gunfire with militants on the ground, the Russian Defense Ministry and a monitoring group said Saturday. '
'The rebels appeared to have shot down the Su-25 fighter jet using a man-portable antiaircraft system, Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted the Defense Ministry as saying. '
'Both Russia and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the pilot Saturday was killed after exchanging fire with the rebels. '
'A Russian warplane was downed over Syria on Saturday, apparently by a surface-to-air missile, in a rare case of rebels striking a Russian jet. '
This has been an automated message.