Syria’s Latakia, September 17
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Israel’s ambassador in Russia over the shooting down of a Russian IL-20 plane near Syria.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the plane was downed by a Syrian S-200 air defense system because of actions by Israeli F-16 warplanes hiding behind it. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu further said that Israel is the side fully responsible for the incident.
