Fragments of the bodies of the crew of Il-20 were taken aboard Russian ships in Syria
MOSCOW, 18 Sep — RIA Novosti. Fragments of the bodies of the crew of the downed Il-20 and personal belongings, as well as the wreckage is lifted on Board the Russian ships in Syria, said the Russian defense Ministry.
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“On Board the Russian ships lifted fragments of the bodies of the crew and personal belongings, as well as the wreckage of the plane”, — stated in the message.
The defense Ministry announced that on September 17 at around 23.00 GMT connection lost returning to the base Hamim Russian plane Il-20, which was 35 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast. As stated in the Department, around the same time, four Israeli F-16 fighter attacked the Syrian objects in Latakia. According to the defense Ministry under the guise of a Russian plane that Israeli airmen had set him up under the blow of air defense of Syria, the Il-20 was hit by a missile complex s-200. Killed 15 Russian soldiers.