Israel's Ambassador to Moscow has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry over the incident with the Russia's Il-20 military aircraft off the coast of Syria, the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Il-20 aircraft had been accidentally downed by Syrian air defenses as the Israeli F-16 jets had been using it as a cover. The ministry added that it considered such actions by Israel to be hostile and reserved the right to take retaliatory steps. Fifteen Russian servicemen were killed as a result of the attack.
