Kushone abasebenzi abangu-6 nabagibeli abangu-26 engozini yendiza yaseRussia eSyria

Indiza ethwala amasosha aseRussia iphahlazekile ngesikhathi ifika e-Khmeimim Airbase eSyria, kusho uMnyango Wezokuvikela waseRussia. Kushone abasebenzi abayisithupha kanye nabagibeli abangu-26 kule ngozi, kwengeza.

Ngokwemininingwane yokuqala, kungenzeka ukuthi lesi sigameko sidalwe wukungasebenzi kahle kwezobuchwepheshe, kusho uMnyango.

"Ngezithuba zabo-15:00 (ngesikhathi saseMoscow, ngo-12:00 GMT), indiza yokuthutha yaseRussia i-An-26 yaphahlazeka ngesikhathi izohlala esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Khmeimim," kusho isitatimende esikhishwe uMnyango. "Bonke ababesesikebheni bashonile [esigamekweni]," kwengeza.

Indiza yashayeka phansi ebangeni elingamamitha angama-500 ukusuka kumgwaqo wezindiza. Akuzange kugxekwe ngaphambi kwesigameko, kusho amasosha aseRussia.

I-Antonov An-26 iyindiza ye-turboprop enezinjini ezimbili eklanywe njengendiza yokuthutha enamaqhinga amaningi. Yasungulwa eSoviet Union ngawo-1960. Izindiza ezinjalo ezingaba ngu-450 zisasebenza, eziningi zazo zisetshenziswa amasosha aseRussia.

I-Russia ibone izigameko eziningi zomoya eSyria. Esimeni esinjalo sangaphambilini, indiza enophephela emhlane i-Mi-24 yaphahlazeka ngenxa yephutha lobuchwepheshe eduze nenkundla yezindiza yezempi yaseSyria Hama ngobusuku obandulela uNcibijane. Bobabili abashayeli bezindiza be- chopper babulawa.