It is reported that Russia has also established a hotline between a base used by the Russian air force in Syria and the Israeli air force command center, according to Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Andrei Kartapolov.
The statement came after Turkish military on Friday said it had downed an "air vehicle" of unknown origin which had violated Turkish air space close to the Syrian border, with a U.S. official suspecting it was of Russian origin. However, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday all its planes in Syria had safely returned to the base.
Meanwhile, social network users pointed that the photos of the drone of unknown origin that was downed in Turkey were very similar to the photos of the drone that was shot down over Donbas by Ukrainian military in May 2014. It was said to be a modified version of a Russian Orlan-10, although it was significantly different from the basic version of this air vehicle.
