According to RT, footage taken at night showed the missile hitting the terrorist's ground and destroying it in a massive explosion. At least 30 gunmen were killed in the operation.
On February 3, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that a fighter jet had been shot down in the area of the ceasefire and escalation of the conflict in Idlib province, Syria.
According to the Ministry of National Defense, the pilot promptly escaped from the plane, parachuted to the ground safely, but was murdered by shooters on the ground. The Russian Defense Ministry is working to recover the body of the Su-25 pilot.
Extreme rebel group Tahrir al-Sham, linked to the Al-Nusra Front, has claimed responsibility for the crash of a Russian fighter jet, according to Reuters.
Previously, another militant group, Jaysh al- nasr, linked to the Free Syrian Army (FSA), also posted videos on its Twitter account, claiming responsibility for the Russian plane shot down. Jaysh al- nasr claimed that the Russian Su-25 was shot down by a number of air defense systems.