"The Kremlin is extremely concerned about this situation (the crash of an airplane." - RT ) ... The President deeply condoles all family and friends and fellow crew members, "said Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian president.

Earlier it became known that, under the cover of a Russian airplane, Israeli pilots substituted him for the fire of Syria's air defense. As a result of the incident, 15 Russian servicemen were killed.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that "the blame for the downed Russian plane and the death of the crew lies entirely on the Israeli side."