Turkey says pilot’s body will be flown to Russia
- 9 years ago
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday said his country has taken delivery of the body of a pilot of a Russian warplane shot down by Turkish fighter jets.
Davutoglu said the man's body was brought to the border province of Hatay and will be flown back to Russia, the Associated Press reported.
He said the Orthodox church in Hatay performed religious rites for the pilot, who died after he parachuted out of the plane and was shot by Syrian rebels.
He has been identified as Lt. Col. Oleg Peshkov.
The other pilot was rescued by Syrian and Russian special forces.
On Saturday, the Kremlin issued economic sanctions on Turkey, including suspending visa-free travel for Turks visiting Russia, ending chartered flights from Russia to Turkey and banning Russian tourism companies selling vacation packages that would include a stay in Turkey.
Davutoglu said the man's body was brought to the border province of Hatay and will be flown back to Russia, the Associated Press reported.
He said the Orthodox church in Hatay performed religious rites for the pilot, who died after he parachuted out of the plane and was shot by Syrian rebels.
He has been identified as Lt. Col. Oleg Peshkov.
The other pilot was rescued by Syrian and Russian special forces.
On Saturday, the Kremlin issued economic sanctions on Turkey, including suspending visa-free travel for Turks visiting Russia, ending chartered flights from Russia to Turkey and banning Russian tourism companies selling vacation packages that would include a stay in Turkey.