The Russian military will be air targets in Syria any airborne targets by the international coalition West of the Euphrates river.
This was reported in the Ministry of defense of Russia after U.S. fighter jets shot down a Syrian warplane near the city of raqqa.
The defense Ministry also announced the termination of cooperation with the Pentagon on Syria after the incident and demanded information about the investigation and its results.
According to the Russian military, SU-22 , the Syrian air force carried out a military task to support units of government troops, leading the offensive against the terrorists of ISIS. The Pentagon claimed that the Syrian aircraft dropped bombs on the insurgents, which are supported by the coalition.
«The repeated military actions of the United States air force under the guise of «fighting terrorism» against the legitimate armed forces of a member state of the UN, constitute a flagrant violation of international law and in fact – the military aggression against the Syrian Arab Republic.
The Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation on June 19 will stop communicating with the U.S. side in the framework of the Memorandum on the prevention of incidents and ensuring the safety of aviation operations in Syria.
In areas of combat missions of Russian aircraft in the skies of Syria any airborne targets, including aircraft and unmanned vehicles international coalition discovered to the West of the Euphrates river, will be accepted in support of Russian ground and air defense as air targets,» — said in a statement, the defense Ministry.
