The funeral of Rumyantsev Sergei Alexandrovich, the pilot of Russian jet, which was downed by Turkish air forces on Tuesday, was sent to Ankara on Sunday.
Following the religious ceremony, which was held by orthodox priests, the funeral of Alexandrovich was delivered to Russian military attaché, who arrived in Hatay from Ankara, and it was brought to Antakya airport later. The funeral was sent to Ankara by the Russian military plane. It will be soon sent to Russia.
At last Tuesday, SU-24 Russian warplane, had been shot down by Turkish air forces after it allegedly violated Turkish air space, in the nearby Yayladağı district of Hatay and Alexandrovich, who jumped from the plane by a parachute, was captured by Turkmen fighters as dead.
SHOT LIST Sunday, November 29, 2015 Var of airport Var of military plane DURATION: 3:55
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