{"id":176766,"date":"2018-09-25T04:51:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T04:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=176766"},"modified":"2018-09-27T03:54:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T03:54:13","slug":"russian-mod-israeli-f-16-hid-behind-russian-il-20-plane-to-avoid-syrian-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=176766","title":{"rendered":"Russian MoD: Israeli F-16 hid behind Russian Il-20 plane to avoid Syrian missile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia Today — Sept 24, 2018<\/h1>\n

Data captured by Russia\u2019s S-400 system proves Israeli jets were responsible for the downing of the Russian plane, the Defense Ministry said, adding that the Syrian missile changed its course shortly before hitting the Il-20.<\/span><\/p>\n

Data gleaned from the S-400 air defense system deployed at the Russian Khmeimim air base in Syria\u2019s Latakia province has revealed that the Syrian anti-air missile was, in fact, targeting an Israeli F-16 jet before it abruptly altered its course and eventually hit the Russian aircraft. This, and the position of all the aircraft at the moment of the September 17 incident<\/a><\/strong><\/span> proves that an Israeli jet was de facto using the larger Il-20 as a cover, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov told journalists at Monday’s news briefing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Radar data of the Russian S-400 air defense system showing position of 4 Israeli F-16 jets (yellow), the Syrian air defense missile (red), and the Russian Il-20 plane (green) at the time of its downing on September 17, 2018 \u00a9 Ministry of Defense. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

The radar images revealed at the briefing \u201cclearly showed the direction of the flight of the S-200 missile launched by the Syrian air defense system, as well as the locations of the Russian and Israeli aircraft,\u201d<\/em> Konashenkov said, adding that \u201cit is quite clear that the missile was targeting the Israeli jet.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

However, the missile then suddenly changed its course and \u201clocked on a target with a larger radar cross-section and slower speed,\u201d<\/em> which was the Russian reconnaissance plane coming in for landing. The Israeli jet, which effectively used the Il-20 as a cover from the attack, then also abruptly changed its altitude and the flight direction, Konashenkov said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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#BREAKING<\/a>:
Russian MOD: New Data shows Syrian anti-air missile was, in fact, targeting an Israeli F-16 jet before it abruptly altered its course and eventually hit the Russian aircraft: "An Israeli jet was de facto using the larger Il-20 as a cover" pic.twitter.com\/RmKwzgJEf4<\/a><\/p>\n

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) September 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n