"This is not just an unfriendly act, on this airplane there were 15 of our citizens, this is an act of military aggression against our country. It seems to me that it is necessary to create a no-fly zone around Syria, and on the bordering sea territory - a security zone, so that such incidents do not recur. Our country, together with colleagues from Turkey and the UAR, is fighting against terrorist organizations, "Krasovsky said.
Four F-16 Israeli Air Force on September 17, around 22:00, attacked Syrian targets near the city of Latakia.
On the night of September 18, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that during the attack on the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Il-20 aircraft disappeared.