Yesterday, Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 near the Syrian border. It was the first time in nearly 60 years that a NATO member has shot down a Russian warplane.
According to a video sent to Reuters, by “a Syrian rebel group”, at least one of the pilots is dead.
The footage “appears to show a Russian pilot immobile and badly wounded on the ground,” Reuters says, adding that the rebels can be heard saying “a Russian pilot”, and “God is great” in the background. Here’s the clip:
AP says the pilot was dead before he hit the ground.