The US are blaming Syria.

Russia are subtly pointing the finger at the blue suede shoes and the cheese eating surrender monkeys....

A Russian military plane with 14 servicemen on board has disappeared near Syria's Mediterranean coast.


The country's defence ministry said the IL-20 jet disappeared from radar 22 miles (35km) off the coast late on Monday as it was returning to Hmeimim airbase near the Syrian city of Lattakia.

It disappeared as Israeli jets and a French ship were attacking targets in the same area, according to Russia's military, which has so far not confirmed whether it was shot down or crashed.

An unnamed US government official told the Reuters news agency it is believed the plane was accidentally shot down by Syrian anti-aircraft artillery.

"The missiles were not fired by the US military and we have nothing further at this time," added a Pentagon spokesman.


The fate of the people on board is not yet known, but Russia said it had launched a rescue mission.

Russia's TASS news agency quoted officials as saying: "The trace of the Il-20 on flight control radars disappeared during an attack by four Israeli F-16 jets on Syrian facilities in Lattakia province.


"At the same time Russian air control radar systems detected rocket launches from the French frigate Auvergne which was located in that region."
When asked about the incident, a spokesperson for Israel's military said: "We don't comment on foreign reports."

Syrian officials have so far not commented.


A spokesman for the French military said France was not involved in the aircraft's disappearance.
Colonel Patrik Steiger said: "We deny any involvement."

https://news.sky.com/story/russian-m...syria-11501133