Bolded added/edited by myself as news comes in
The Turkish military has reportedly shot down a Russian military aircraft on the border with Syria.
Russia's defence ministry said an Su-24 had crashed on Syrian territory after being hit by fire from the ground.
But Turkish military officials said Turkish F-16s had shot down the plane after repeatedly warning its two crew they were violating Turkish airspace.
The crew ejected before the jet crashed in Latakia province, but Syrian rebels said at least one was dead. This seems to have been confirmed following multiple videos showing the same death pilot.
Alleged flightpath of the Russian warplane
Cyan = Turkish territory
Red = Alleged flightpath of the Russian Su-24m which was shot down by Turkey
The death Russian pilot seems to be Major Rumyantsev Sergei Aleksandrovic (possibly wrong), a pilot of Su-24M aircraft (serial No. 0715323). Videos and pictures are going around which are said to be showing his body, I will not be linking these as these might not be allowed by VGChartz's rules, but they should be easy to find for everyone.
Video said to be showing FSA forces destroying a Russian rescue helicopter using a TOW missile. 1:30 is where the helicopter gets destroyed.
FSA has "gunned down" both pilots as they were descending using their parachute:
Abu Ibrahim al-Sheghri, a rebel from 10th coastal brigade in Syria, tells CNN fighters machine gunned Russian pilots as they parachuted
— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) November 24, 2015
This is a war crime
Article 42 outlaws attacks on pilots and aircrews who are parachuting from an aircraft in distress. Once they landed in territory controlled by an adverse party, they must be given an opportunity to surrender before being attacked unless it is apparent that they are engaging in a hostile act or attempting to escape. Airborne troops who are parachuting from an aircraft, whether in distress or not, are not given the protection afforded by this Article and, therefore, may be attacked during their descent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_I
10 warnings were given to the Russian warplane before it was shot down:
Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeated warnings over air space violations, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syrian air space.
A U.S. military spokesman confirmed that Turkey warned the Russian pilots repeatedly before shoot down, but they did not respond, Reuters news agency reported.
“We were able to hear everything that was going on, these (communications) were on open channels,” military spokesman Colonel Steve Warren said.
Asked if he could confirm reports 10 warnings were issued by Turkish pilots without response, Warren said: “I can confirm that, yes.” He added it was not immediately clear on which side of the Turkish-Syrian border the Russian jet had been flying.
BREAKING: Russian marine killed in Syria after Mi-8 helicopter hit by shelling while searching for Su-24 pilots https://t.co/sODf4Bo99D
— RT (@RT_com) November 24, 2015
