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Will not fly up for a mistake
The Russian military aircraft mistakenly flew into the airspace of Israel in the area of the Golan heights on the border with Syria. This was stated by Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Yaalon on the air of the Kol Israel radio station, Interfax reports .
“There was an insignificant invasion of the Russian plane about a mile. They got in touch with the pilot, and the plane, changing the course, returned to Syria,” Yaalon noted. “Obviously, it was a pilot’s mistake.” The minister did not specify exactly when the incident occurred.
Yaalon recalled that Israel and Russia agreed on measures to avoid clashes in Syria, a hot line to exchange information is working between the countries. "Russian planes do not intend to attack us, so we should not automatically knock them out when the pilots are mistaken," the minister said.
On November 24, the Su-24 bomber, which was part of the Russian air group in Syria, was shot down by the Turkish Air Force. The pilots were baptized, but the aircraft commander Oleg Peshkov was shot in the air with Syrian rebels. On Sunday, his body was taken to Ankara and handed over to Russian diplomats, TASS reports . The date of delivery of the body to Russia will be specified.
"The body of the Russian pilot, who died during the incident with violation of the border, was transferred to our side. The necessary religious rites were carried out with the assistance of the Khatay province in the province of Hatay. The body of the deceased will be transferred to the Russian side at the request of Russia," Turkish Prime Minister Akhmet Davutogluon said earlier on Sunday.
The Russian side demanded an apology for the incident with the Su-24. Turkey refused to apologize , noting that the aircraft violated its airspace. On Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the incident "very upset him". “I really hope that this will not happen again,” said the Turkish leader. “We will discuss and find a solution. On Monday in Paris, an international climatic summit will be held, this may be a chance to restore our relations with Russia.” According to Erdogan, the confrontation "will not bring joy to anyone," since "Russia is important to Turkey just like Türkiye for Russia."
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin imposed extensive sanctions against Turkey . The government is instructed to draw up a list of Turkish goods prohibited for import, as well as organizations and companies that will be deprived of the right to work in Russia. From January 1, Russian employers are forbidden to hire Turkish citizens. At the same time, a visa -free regime with Turkey will be suspended - the exception will be made only for Turks having a residence permit or temporary residence permit.
By the same decree, Putin forbade tour operators to sell a tourist product in Russia, which provides for a visit to Turkey. " Charter air transportation between Russia and Turkey is also prohibited. Putin also ordered to strengthen control over Turkish airlines and car carriers in Russia "in order to ensure security", as well as strengthen control in Russian ports on the Azov and Black Seas. This measure is aimed at "preventing the illegal location and movement of sea and other vessels," the decree said.