Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 25
Trend:
Russian Su-24 warplane pilot, killed in Syria, will be awarded with the Star of Hero of Russia posthumously, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters, RIA Novosti reported.
"But the rescued Russian navigator will be awarded with the state medals," he said.
"All other participants of the operation, including the rescue operation, will be also awarded with the state medals," the president told reporters.
The Turkish Air Force shot down the Russian military planes SU-24 in its airspace Nov. 24.
Both pilots managed to eject and the plane crashed on the territory of Syria.