Moscow Blaming Israel, France For Il-20 Shootdown

Credit: Il-20 "Coot": French Air Force
LONDON – Russia has blamed Israel and France after Syrian forces shot down a Russian intelligence-gathering aircraft. Defense officials in Moscow told the TASS news agency said that a French frigate operating in the Mediterranean has “complicated the air situation,” while Israeli fighter jets used...

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