Co-Pilot of Downed Russian Jet Says He Had No Warning

Image of Russian jet being downed by Turkey

Image of Russian jet being downed by Turkey

MOSCOW (ABC News)—The co-pilot of the Russian bomber shot down by Turkish jets on the Syrian border has said he received no warnings before the plane was fired on.

The co-pilot, Captain Konstantin Murakhtin, spoke to the Russian state news agency Sputnik at military base in Syria, where he was brought after being rescued by the Russian military overnight.

“There were no warnings. Not via the radio, not visually. There was no contact whatsoever,â€

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