Turkey has shot down a Russian warplane, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings.
Russia denies that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. Russia's Defense Ministry says it is looking into the circumstances of the crash
However, it stressed that the plane was over Syrian territory throughout the flight.''
Russia says the Su-24 was downed by artillery fire, but Turkey claimed that its F-16s fired on the Russian plane after it ignored several warnings.
The ministry said the pilots parachuted but added that Moscow had no further
contact with them.