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Russia Turkey crisis: Live updates as it emerges Russia ADMITTED airspace violations just last month


UPDATED 01:43, 26 NOVEMBER 2015 BY ANTHONY BOND, SAM WEBB, GEMMA MULLIN


Turkey yesterday shot down a Russian fighter jet which it claimed was in its airspace - Russia said it was flying in Syria

President Vladimir Putin has deployed a warship to the Mediterranean as tensions grow after Turkey shot down a Russian bomber jet yesterday.

One pilot, named as Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshov, is believed to have been killed by Syrian rebels while his colleague, Captain Konstantin Murakhtin, was saved in an overnight operation by Russian special forces.

Russia has dispatched its most hi-tech S-400 air defence system and says it will continue air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria near the Turkish border.

Full live updates below...

KEY EVENTS SO FAR

11 hours ago

Surviving pilot of downed Russian jet says there were no warnings by Turkey

The surviving pilot of a Russian jet downed by Turkey has said there were no warnings before they were struck out of the sky.

Captain Konstantin Murakhtin told a Russian TV station that his plane was flying over Syrian territory and did not violate Turkish airspace.

He added that he wants to keep flying missions from the base “to pay them back for my commander”.

Mr Murakhtin was rescued early today by Russian and Syrian commando and was speaking in televised comments from the Russian Hemeimeem air base in Syria.



13 hours ago

Russia launches airstrikes on Syrian rebels near site of downed jet

Russian forces have launched a heavy bombardment on Syrian rebels near the site of the downed jet, a rebel and monitoring group has said.

At least 12 air strikes hit Syria’s Latakia provence as pro-government forces clashed with fighters from al Qaeda’s Nusra Front and Turkmen insurgents, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

A Turkmen commander said missiles fired from Russian warships in the Mediterranean were also hitting the area, as well as heavy artillery shelling.

Hassan Haj Ali, the head of Liwa Suqour al-Jabal, a rebel group operating in western Syria, also said there were fierce battles in the area, with Russian aircraft supporting pro-government forces.

A Turkish military source said Turkish troops on the border were on alert after the bombardment began, a day after the plane was downed killing a pilot while another pilot escaped.



14 hours ago

Russia will NOT wage war against Turkey, says foreign minister

The Russian foreign minister has said that his country will not wage a war against Turkey after it downed one of its warplanes yesterday, it’s reported.

However, Sergey Lavrov added that Russia will have to seriously reconsider its relations with the country, according to Reuters.

Russia does not have plans to host any visits by Turkish officials, he added.

Lavrov said that it’s not a secret that terrorists use Turkish territory and revealed that he hopes the incident will not be used to push for no-fly zone over Syria.



17 hours ago

Russia to send S-400 air defence system to Syria after jet shot down

Russia will send its advanced S-400 air defence system to Syria after a fighter jet was shot down, the country’s defence minister has said.

Sergei Shoigu said the missiles will be delivered to its air base in Syria’s Latakia province, Russian news agencies report.

He also confirmed that the second pilot of the downed jet is safe and has returned to the Russian air base in Syria.




18 hours ago

Putin sends warship to the Mediterranean

Vladimir Putin is sending a warship to the Mediterranean after Turkey shot down shot down a Russian bomber yesterday.

Putin said he had been “stabbed in the back” after the incident.

In a tense escalation of the Middle East crisis, he warned Turkey – a key member of Nato and ally of Britain – of “significant consequences” .

At least one pilot is believed to have been killed near the Syrian border by rebels as the airmen parachuted from the blazing jet.

Another Russian soldier was reported dead after Syrian rebels blew up a search-and-rescue helicopter sent by Putin to find the missing pilots.

Turkey insisted the Russian SU-24 M had flown into its air space and was warned 10 times in five minutes before finally being shot down – claims furiously denied by the Russians.

Stay with us for live updates throughout the day.