The body of the pilot shot down by the Turkish Air Force bomber was taken to Moscow

The body of the Russian pilot, who died in Syria, Oleg Peshkov was delivered to Moscow. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Defense.

"The military aircraft with the body of the deceased pilot Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov at the Chkalovsky airfield was met by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, together with the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces of Russia, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev," the report said. During the flight in the airspace of Russia, the plane was accompanied by escort fighters. At the airport in Peshkov, a company of honorary guard was given military honors.

At the request of the family of the deceased pilot, they will be buried in Lipetsk, the Ministry of Defense reports.

The body of the Russian pilot was delivered to Ankara from the Turkish province of Hatai on Sunday. "The body of the Russian pilot, who died during the incident with a violation of the border, was transferred to our side. The necessary religious rites were held with the assistance of the Orthodox priests in Khatai that night," said Turkish Prime Minister Akhmet Davutoglu earlier.

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. The navigator Konstantin Murakhtin managed to land and get to the military of the Syrian government army. During the search and rescue operation, the Marine Corceress Alexander Pozinich died.

President Vladimir Putin awarded Peshkov the title of Hero of Russia posthumously . Pozinich was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. On November 27, Morpeha was buried with military honors on the Enlass of Glory in Novocherkassk.

The Russian side demanded an apology for the incident with the Su-24. Turkey refused to apologize , noting that the aircraft violated its airspace.