Sputnik: Putin: Israel Didn't Down Il-20, Chain of Tragic Circumstances Led to Incident
Vladimir Putin has addressed the downing of a Russian IL-20 by a Syrian surface-to-air missile on Monday evening. Earlier Moscow blamed Israeli jets for having provoked the tragic accident.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences over the death of the crew of the aircraft Il-20 downed in Syria.
"When people die, especially in such tragic circumstances, it is always a tragedy, a tragedy for us all, for the whole country and for the families of our dead friends. In this connection, I certainly offer my condolences to the relatives of those who got killed in the downing,' Putin said at a press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Moscow.
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