Second Russian pilot from downed jet ‘picked up by Syrian army’

The second pilot from the Russian fighter jet downed by Turkey managed to escape and was picked up by the Syrian army. (Source: AP photo)

The second pilot from the Russian fighter jet downed by Turkey “was picked up by the Syrian army”, Russia’s ambassador to France said on Wednesday.

“(He) managed to escape and according to the latest information we have, he was picked up by the Syrian army and will be taken to the Russian airbase,” Alexander Orlov told Europe 1 radio. The other pilot was killed.

Wow. Video shows Russian pilot parachuting after ejecting as militants try to shoot him out of the sky pic.twitter.com/k97z33FFjT

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