Russian Defense Ministry Releases Animation Blaming Israel for Downed Plane

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation released an animation on September 23, which contradicts Israeli officials’ account of an incident in which a Russian military plane was downed by Syrian forces on September 17, killing 15.

Russia’s defense ministry alleged that Israel misled them about the locations of planned airstrikes in Syria and that Israeli jets used the Russian aircraft as a cover during their mission, both Israeli and Russian media reported. The Russian defense military’s report says that Israel is culpable for the attack.

Israeli authorities had said that all Israeli jets were back in Israeli airspace at the time Syrian forces shot at the Russian plane. Credit: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation via Storyful