The news reports saying a Russian plane has been downed near Syria’s Raqqa Thursday does not correspond to reality, the TASS cited spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry Major General Igor Konashenkov said.

The report by Qatar’s television company about a Russian plane allegedly downed by terrorists of Daesh near the Syrian city of Raqqa is a provocation, he said.

Aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces did not work today, on April 14, in that region," Konashenkov added.

According to him, all planes of the Russian aviation group in Syria are staying at the Khmeimim airbase.

Source : MENA