Russian Su-25 aircraft shot down in Syria

tehran (KNA) - Russia has confirmed that its Su-25 fighter jet has been shot down in a militant-held area in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib.

Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the incident took place when the Sukhoi warplane was flying over the Idlib de-escalation zone.

Preliminary data showed the jet was downed by a man-portable air-defense system (MANPAD), said the ministry.

Source: Press TV

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