Aleksandr Orlov

Russian Ambassador to France, Aleksandr Orlov, told Europe 1 radio that one of the Russian pilots who ejected from the Su-24 jet that was shot down by Turkey has managed to survive as he was picked up by the Syrian army. Both pilots were shot at as they parachuted from the plane said Russia’s defence ministry while a marine helicopter later came under fire.

One of the two Russian pilots who ejected from a Su-24 bomber shot down by Turkey on Tuesday was picked up by the Syrian Army, RT is reporting.

"One on board was wounded when he parachuted down and killed in a savage way on the ground by jihadists in the area. The other managed to escape," Russian Ambassador to France Aleksandr Orlov told Radio Europe 1, and added: