Russian Il-20 downed by Syrian missile after Israeli F-16s used it as cover during attack – MoD

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Russian Il-20 downed by Syrian missile after Israeli F-16s used it as cover during attack – MoD
Published time: 18 Sep, 2018 07:43
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FILE PHOTO: An Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jet. ©Baz RatnerReuters
The Russian military says an Israeli raid on Syria triggered a chain of events that led to its Il-20 plane being shot down by a Syrian S-200 surface-to-air missile. Moscow reserves the right to respond accordingly.

READ MORE: Russia ‘reserves right to response’ after saying Israel's actions led to downing of Il-20 by Syria

On Monday evening, four Israeli F-16 fighter jets attacked targets in Syria’s Latakia after approaching from the Mediterranean, a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The Israeli warplanes approached at a low altitude and “created a dangerous situation for other aircraft and vessels in the region,”it said.

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The military said that the French Navy’s frigate ‘Auvergne,’ as well as a Russian Il-20 plane were in the area during the Israeli operation.

“The Israeli pilots used the Russian plane as cover and set it up to be targeted by the Syrian air defense forces. As a consequence, the Il-20, which has radar cross-section much larger than the F-16, was shot down by an S-200 system missile,” the statement said, adding that 15 Russian military service members have died as a result.

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FILE PHOTO: An Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jet. ©Baz Ratner
The Russian ministry said the Israelis must have known that the Russian plane was present in the area, but this did not stop them from executing “the provocation.”Israel also failed to warn Russia about the planned operation in advance. The warning came just a minute before the attack started, which “did not leave time to move the Russian plane to a safe area,”the statement said.

The statement gives a larger death toll than earlier reports by the Russian military, which said there were 14 crew members on board the missing Il-20. It said a search and rescue operation for the shot-down plane is underway.

A later update said debris from the downed plane was found some 27km off the Latakia coast. The search party collected some body parts, personal possessions of the crew, and fragments of the plane.

Israel did not comment on the reports about the air raid in Syria, which is consistent with its usual policy on such matters. Israeli officials earlier acknowledged hundreds of airstrikes conducted in Syria over the past years. Israel claims its interventions are necessary to fight the Iranian presence in its neighboring country.
Russian Il-20 downed by Syrian missile after Israeli F-16s used it as cover during attack – MoD
 
Russians Ko chutiya bana Dala. Ghazab hain Israeli...😁😳

They showed hot Israeli chick to Syrians but provided old shitty Russian granny for their aroused missile....😁😁😁😁
 
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Russian Il-20 downed by Syrian missile after Israeli F-16s used it as cover during attack – MoD
Published time: 18 Sep, 2018 07:43
5ba0b075dda4c8b1768b45bb.jpg
FILE PHOTO: An Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jet. ©Baz RatnerReuters
The Russian military says an Israeli raid on Syria triggered a chain of events that led to its Il-20 plane being shot down by a Syrian S-200 surface-to-air missile. Moscow reserves the right to respond accordingly.

READ MORE: Russia ‘reserves right to response’ after saying Israel's actions led to downing of Il-20 by Syria

On Monday evening, four Israeli F-16 fighter jets attacked targets in Syria’s Latakia after approaching from the Mediterranean, a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The Israeli warplanes approached at a low altitude and “created a dangerous situation for other aircraft and vessels in the region,”it said.

sddefault.jpg

The military said that the French Navy’s frigate ‘Auvergne,’ as well as a Russian Il-20 plane were in the area during the Israeli operation.

“The Israeli pilots used the Russian plane as cover and set it up to be targeted by the Syrian air defense forces. As a consequence, the Il-20, which has radar cross-section much larger than the F-16, was shot down by an S-200 system missile,” the statement said, adding that 15 Russian military service members have died as a result.

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FILE PHOTO: An Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jet. ©Baz Ratner
The Russian ministry said the Israelis must have known that the Russian plane was present in the area, but this did not stop them from executing “the provocation.”Israel also failed to warn Russia about the planned operation in advance. The warning came just a minute before the attack started, which “did not leave time to move the Russian plane to a safe area,”the statement said.

The statement gives a larger death toll than earlier reports by the Russian military, which said there were 14 crew members on board the missing Il-20. It said a search and rescue operation for the shot-down plane is underway.

A later update said debris from the downed plane was found some 27km off the Latakia coast. The search party collected some body parts, personal possessions of the crew, and fragments of the plane.

Israel did not comment on the reports about the air raid in Syria, which is consistent with its usual policy on such matters. Israeli officials earlier acknowledged hundreds of airstrikes conducted in Syria over the past years. Israel claims its interventions are necessary to fight the Iranian presence in its neighboring country.
Russian Il-20 downed by Syrian missile after Israeli F-16s used it as cover during attack – MoD
LOL.
The syrian are so badly trained that they fired an ally plane !!!!
Even if israeli air force play with the Il20, it's a bid mistake.

And some are saying that BVR is the key of futur air conflict? NO. The need of an eye positiv identification remaain high.
 
Russians will retaliate for sure. They have till now shot down two F-16s. First one was in 2015 when they had just entered Syria and second one was about a few months back. Russians will now shoot down couple of more to send a very clear message to Israel.
 
Russians will retaliate for sure. They have till now shot down two F-16s. First one was in 2015 when they had just entered Syria and second one was about a few months back. Russians will now shoot down couple of more to send a very clear message to Israel.
Better to learn Syrian how to use IFF, russian radars and SAM.

If russia do it, you can be sure some SAM site will be scratched in return (by Israel). USA is fully behind Israel, and Russia militarily and economicaly can't take now the risk to excite Donald the fool.

My bet there will be not russian reaction except diplomatically. After all it's a syrian fired missile.
 
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Better to learn Syrian how to use IFF, russian radars and SAM.

If russia do it, you can be sure some SAM site will be scratched in return (by Israel). USA is fully behind Israel, and Russia militarily and economicaly can't take now the risk to excite Donald the fool.

My bet there will be not russian reaction except diplomatically. After all it's a syrian fired missile.
In previous two cases also it were Syrian missiles only which downed the F-16s. Russians know how to operate those systems better than Syrians and can use their own Jammers to fool the Israeli F-16s. I would love to see an Israeli F-35 being taken out.
 
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Russians will retaliate for sure. They have till now shot down two F-16s. First one was in 2015 when they had just entered Syria and second one was about a few months back. Russians will now shoot down couple of more to send a very clear message to Israel.
Retaliate to whom? Syria or Israel? It's Syria their ally which downed the plane killing 15-20 Russian officers.
 
But Israel used Russian aircraft for cover which resulted in it being shot down.
Perhaps. Or not.
But when you see on IFF that a friend plane is near third party fighters, I think the nice solution is not to fire SAM, but to send a fighter to see what's happen.
And the IL20 RCS is far bigger than F16 one.... They have a clear view. ie the fault is fully syrian.
 
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Israelis will always be Israelis.
If true, they only used a old tactic and push the syrians to a fault. Good play !

With or without an israeli intervention, sure that Syrian DCA will be far more smarter and careful. It's nice for Israel !
 
Russians will retaliate for sure. They have till now shot down two F-16s. First one was in 2015 when they had just entered Syria and second one was about a few months back. Russians will now shoot down couple of more to send a very clear message to Israel.
Whats their SAM system that shot down F-16s? Or was it AAM?
If S-200 can shoot Israeli F-16, then we don't actually need S-400 against Pakistan. S-125s will be enough, coupled with few more missiles for short range defence.
 
Whats their SAM system that shot down F-16s? Or was it AAM?
If S-200 can shoot Israeli F-16, then we don't actually need S-400 against Pakistan. S-125s will be enough, coupled with few more missiles for short range defence.
That was in the very initial stages when the Russians had just intervened in Syria. They used Syrian S-200 with their own S-400 elements to completely fox the F-16 jammers and completely cooked it up in air.