"Netanyahu expressed regret over the death of Russian servicemen and said that Syria is responsible for the crash of the plane," RIA Novosti reported.

Earlier in the Kremlin, they said that Putin would conduct a conversation with Netanyahu on September 18.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Russia, the IL-20 was shot down in Syria by air defense of the country due to the fact that the Air Force pilots were covered by a Russian airplane.

The Israeli army was told that Damascus, Iran and Hezbollah are responsible for the crash of the IL-20.